Averse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæθɪdˌiːn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐvˈɜːs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐvˈɜːs/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæθɪdˌiːn/.

Examples

antipathetic to new ideas
averse to taking risks
loath to go on such short notice

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

indisposed antipathetic antipathetical loth loath

Parts of Speech

adjective

(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed

“antipathetic to new ideas”

Word Forms

antipathy

noun

a feeling of intense dislike

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abgeneigt

(normalerweise gefolgt von „to“) stark dagegen

🇫🇷French

opposé

(généralement suivi de « à ») fortement opposé

🇪🇸Spanish

contrario

(normalmente seguido de "a") fuertemente opuesto

🇮🇹Italian

avverso

(di solito seguito da "a") fortemente opposto

🇳🇱Dutch

afkerig

(meestal gevolgd door `to') sterk gekant

🇵🇹Portuguese

avesso

(geralmente seguido por `to') fortemente oposto

🇷🇺Russian

отвращение

(обычно за которым следует `to') категорически против

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिकूल

(आमतौर पर इसके बाद `टू' लगता है) पुरजोर विरोध किया

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরূপ

(সাধারণত 'to' দ্বারা অনুসরণ করা) দৃঢ়ভাবে বিরোধিতা করে

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறுப்பு

(பொதுவாக `to' ஐத் தொடர்ந்து) கடுமையாக எதிர்க்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

విముఖత

(సాధారణంగా `to' తర్వాత) తీవ్రంగా వ్యతిరేకించారు

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिकूल

(सामान्यतः `ते' नंतर) जोरदार विरोध

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિરોધી

(સામાન્ય રીતે `ટુ' દ્વારા અનુસરવામાં આવે છે) સખત વિરોધ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಮುಖ

(ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ `ಟು' ನಂತರ) ಬಲವಾಗಿ ವಿರೋಧಿಸಿದರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിമുഖത

(സാധാരണയായി `ടു' എന്നതിന് ശേഷം) ശക്തമായി എതിർക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਰੋਧੀ

(ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ 'ਤੋਂ' ਦੇ ਬਾਅਦ) ਜ਼ੋਰਦਾਰ ਵਿਰੋਧ ਕੀਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مخالف

(عام طور پر 'to' کے بعد) سختی سے مخالفت کی۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

厌恶

（通常后面跟“to”）强烈反对

🇯🇵Japanese

嫌悪感を抱く

(通常、その後に「to」が続きます) 強く反対します

🇰🇷Korean

싫어하는

(보통 'to'가 뒤따름) 강력하게 반대함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ác cảm

(thường theo sau là `to') phản đối mạnh mẽ

🇹🇭Thai

เกลียดชัง

(มักตามด้วย `to') คัดค้านอย่างรุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

enggan

(biasanya diikuti dengan `to') sangat menentang

🇵🇭Filipino

tumanggi

(kadalasang sinusundan ng `to') mahigpit na sumasalungat

🇲🇾Malay

enggan

(biasanya diikuti dengan `ke') sangat menentang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كاره

(يتبعها عادةً "إلى") معارضة بشدة

🇮🇷Persian

بیزاری

(معمولاً "به" دنبال می شود) به شدت مخالف است

🇹🇷Turkish

isteksiz

(genellikle arkasından `to' gelir) şiddetle karşı çıkıyorum

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִתנַגֵד

(בדרך כלל ואחריו 'to') מתנגדים בתוקף

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