Avert vs Aversion - What's the difference?
avert | aversion |
To turn aside or away.
To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
* Milton
* Prior
(archaic) To turn away.
* Thomson
(archaic) To turn away.
* Francis Bacon
Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike.
An object of dislike or repugnance.
(obsolete) The act of turning away from an object.
As a verb avert
is to turn aside or away.As a noun aversion is
opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike.avert
English
Verb
(en verb)- To avert the eyes from an object.
- How can the danger be averted ?
- To avert his ire.
- Till ardent prayer averts the public woe.
- Cold and averting from our neighbour's good.
- When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth avert them from the church.
Derived terms
* averter * avertressSynonyms
* (to prevent) * See alsoReferences
* "avert" at OneLook® Dictionary Search .
Anagrams
* ----aversion
English
Noun
(en noun)- Due to her aversion to the outdoors she complained throughout the entire camping trip.
- Pushy salespeople are a major aversion of mine.