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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a•verse /əˈvɜrs/USA pronunciation adj. - Pronouns having a strong feeling of opposition to;
unwilling:[be + ~ + to]not averse to spending the night here. See -vert-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•verse (ə vûrs′),USA pronunciation adj. - Pronounshaving a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.;
opposed:He is not averse to having a drink now and then.
- Latin āversus turned away, averted (past participle of āvertere), equivalent. to ā- a-4 + vert- turn + -tus past participle suffix
- Middle French)
- (1590–1600
a•verse′ly, adv. a•verse′ness, n. unwilling, loath. See reluctant. |