Deplore vs Aversion - What's the difference?
deplore | aversion |
To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
(obsolete) To regard as hopeless; to give up.
Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike.
An object of dislike or repugnance.
(obsolete) The act of turning away from an object.
In obsolete terms the difference between deplore and aversion
is that deplore is to regard as hopeless; to give up while aversion is the act of turning away from an object.As a verb deplore
is to bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.As a noun aversion is
opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike.deplore
English
Verb
(deplor)- I deplore my neighbour for having lost his job.
- The UNHCR deplores the recent events in Sudan.
- I deplore not having listened to your advice.
- I deplore how you treated him at the party.
- Many people deplore the actions of a corrupt government.
- (Francis Bacon)
Synonyms
* bewail * condemnExternal links
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* ----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.