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averse adjective [ əˈvəːs ]

• having a strong dislike of or opposition to something.
• "as a former CIA director, he is not averse to secrecy"
Similar: opposed to, against, antipathetic to, hostile to, antagonistic to, unfavourably disposed to, ill-disposed to, resistant to, disinclined, unwilling, reluctant, loath, anti, agin,
Opposite: keen,
Origin: late 16th century: from Latin aversus ‘turned away from’, past participle of avertere (see avert).


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