averse

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əˈvɜː(ɹ)s/

Adjective

averse

1. Having a repugnance or opposition of mind.

   Synonyms: disliking, disinclined, fromward, unwilling, reluctant, loath

2. Turned away or backward.

   • The tracks averse a lying notice gave, / And led the searcher backward from the cave.

3. (obsolete) Lying on the opposite side (to or from).
4. (heraldry) Turned so as to show the back, as of a right hand.

Related terms

• avert
• aversion

Translations

• Spanish: opuesto

Verb

averse (averses, present participle aversing; past and past participle aversed)

1. (transitive, obsolete, rare) To turn away.

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