# averse

Pronunciation: say "uh-VURS" US /əˈvɝs/, UK /əˈvɜː(ɹ)s/

## Adjective

1. Having a strong dislike of something, or a feeling of opposition to it.
   - Simple: Strongly disliking something, or not wanting to do it.
   - _Many voters are averse to any new tax, however small._
   - _He has always been averse to speaking in public, even at family gatherings._
2. Turned away, or facing or pointing backward.
   - Simple: Turned away from something, or facing backward.
3. In heraldry, describing a hand turned so that its back faces the viewer.
   - Simple: On a coat of arms, describes a hand drawn so you see its back, not its palm.
   - _The family crest bears a hand averse holding a broken sword._
   - _Their arms show a dexter hand averse in black on a silver field._

## Adjective

4. Lying on the opposite side of something; used with to or from. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Lying on the far side of something, across from it.

## Other meanings

- (verb) To turn something away, so that it faces in another direction.

## Origin

From Latin aversus, the past participle of avertere ("to avert").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/averse (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).