AVERSE
(adj.) (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed
"antipathetic to new ideas", "averse to taking risks", "loath to go on such short notice", "clearly indisposed to grant their request"
synonyms : antipathetic , antipathetical , indisposed , loath , lothThe landlady was averse to allowing dogs in the house. -added by naila_inlas
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Mnemonics for averse
(Tag: ) averse- remember with adverse> opposite situation
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(Tag: global) averse~reverse. meaning opposite i.e. going in opposite direction when you reluctant to do something.
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(Tag: ) I was reluctant to sing A-VERSE of this song(imagine ur a bad singer)
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(Tag: Global) averse = a + verse: you are DISINCLINED/RELUCTANT to do something you are not VERSED in
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(Tag: ) aver->state confidently...u state confidently when u r disinclined
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(Tag: english) we have aversion for adversions in our path
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(Tag: ) a(away,not liking something)+ver(true,reality).........anything which is not real or away from reality is never liked by people and people oppose these kind of thing,and thus they become disinclined to what you offer to them
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