aversions
plural of aversion
Source: Wiktionary
A*ver"sion, n. Etym: [L. aversio: cf. F. aversion. See Avert.]
1. A turning away. [Obs.] Adhesion to vice and aversion from goodness. Bp. Atterbury.
2. Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike; antipathy; disinclination; reluctance. Mutual aversion of races. Prescott. His rapacity had made him an object of general aversion. Macaulay.
Note: It is now generally followed by to before the object. [See Averse.] Sometimes towards and for are found; from is obsolete. A freeholder is bred with an aversion to subjection. Addison. His aversion towards the house of York. Bacon. It is not difficult for a man to see that a person has conceived an aversion for him. Spectator. The Khasias . . . have an aversion to milk. J. D. Hooker.
3. The object of dislike or repugnance. Pain their aversion, pleasure their desire. Pope.
Syn.
– Antipathy; dislike; repugnance; disgust. See Dislike.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 April 2024
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
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