averse
/uh-VURSS/adjectivehaving a strong dislike of or opposition to something
“She is not averse to risk, only to unpriced risk.”
- Synonyms
- opposed, reluctant, disinclined
- Antonyms
- keen, eager
- Root
- vers- (turn)
- Memory hook
- a (away) + verse (turned): turned away from a thing.
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