Vocabulary
Aversion
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a strong dislike or disinclination.
Urdu meaning
نفرت، کراہت، اختلاف
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Capitalism is driven by private profit and has congenital aversion to social welfare.
- Perhaps these denials, and India`s aversion to foreign help in resolving the Kashmir dispute, stem from an inflated sense of self-importance.
- Sadly, most mainstream outlets in India have displayed an aversion to journalistic ethics, outdoing each other in hyper-nationalistic rhetoric.
- Yet the core impediment to private-sector credit expansion is neither bank aversion nor lack of liquidity alone; it is the absence of documentation and a restrictive approach to data-sharing.
- The only redeeming sign in all of this is that Trump has once again signalled his aversion to war.
Synonyms
dislike of, distaste for, disinclination, abhorrence, hatred, hate, loathing, detestation,
Antonyms
liking, inclination, desire,
Curator example
“they made plain their aversion to the use of force”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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