averse
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6.4
- adjective
- /əˈvɜrs/
:
reacio a
- But these are men who are not only politically averse to our cause, sir, but also personally averse to us.
- risk-averse
- averse consumers
Anxiety itself is a kind of being averse to things, fearing them.
- Anxiety itself is a kind of being averse to things, fearing them.
- My temperament is to be averse to conflict as well.
- And then essentially you become loss averse towards that.
- If they are stars, I'm not averse to the idea of having stars.
- Some of you might be conflict averse and annoyed and just mentally detach.
- So instead of being averse to those things, why aren't we averse to what makes us unhappy?
- And I've said this a lot, and I think that I'm quite averse to conflict by nature.
- Most people are conflict averse and will do what is needed to avoid conflict.
- It's, you know, in my line of work, I'm risk averse.
- I think it depends on how risk averse or risk friendly you are as a person.
- I think it's interesting because Cpas by nature are very risk averse.
Examples
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My accountant used to laugh at me for being risk averse.
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Many investors are averse to taking big risks with their money.
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People are risk averse in various ways.
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It's not as if you two are averse to using the phone.
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I think it depends on how risk averse or risk friendly you are as a person.
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Most people are conflict averse and will do what is needed to avoid conflict.
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You're not averse to being my partner, are you, Fox?
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Of course, individuals who are risk-averse may wish to avoid such a gamble.
Academic text (1999) -
Moreover, the lawyers have more at stake, and are thus more risk-averse because they typically advance their time and costs.
Academic text (2017) -
Virginia would not eat anything at teatime, but Violet was never averse to a small snack.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
247
3.5
Not willing to do something because you feel unsure
139
3.4
Not wanting to do something and doing it only because you must
16
6.8
Acting in a hostile way toward someone or something
12
6.9
Not willing to do something
5
6.4
Not willing to do something because you do not really want to
1
8.4
Feeling strong dislike for someone or something
Showing strong dislike or opposition to something
Not willing to do something
Not willing to do something
How Averse
Surface Forms
Etymology
Averse comes from Latin parts a- meaning 'away' and versus meaning 'turned', as in the English word reverse. So if you are averse to something, you are 'turned away' from it, which is why you strongly dislike or avoid it.