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averseness Definition


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averse
adj
    1. Reluctant about or opposed to it.
      Thesaurus: reluctant, unwilling, disinclined, ill-disposed, opposed, loath, antipathetic, unfavourable, inimical, antagonistic, hostile; Antonym: willing, sympathetic.
      Form: averse to something (always)
Derivative: aversely
adverb
    Derivative: averseness
    noun
      Etymology: 16c: from Latin aversus, from ab away from + vertere to turn.

      Info:
        A word sometimes confused with this one is adverse.


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