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adversion


Meanings
  • Noun

    A feeling of anxiety or unease, typically about a specific problem or situation.

    - "He felt a sense of adversion to public speaking."
    - "Her adversion to spiders was so strong that she couldn't even look at pictures of them."

Rhymes
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admission , revision , obsession , impression
Variants
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adversities , adversity
Etymology
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From Old French 'advers', meaning 'against' + 'version', meaning 'turning'.


Trivia
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  1. The term 'adversion' is often used interchangeably with the term 'aversion'.

  2. Adversion is a common theme in many psychological studies and therapies, such as exposure therapy for phobias.


Related Concepts
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  1. anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.

  2. phobia: An extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.


Culture
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In literature, adversion is often used to describe a character's fear or dislike towards something. In art, it can be depicted through visual representations of anxiety or unease.

How to Memorize "adversion"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a person feeling uneasy or anxious about a situation to remember the meaning of adversion.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'adversion' with the feeling of unease or anxiety to help remember its meaning.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Awkwardly Dreading Uneasy Nervous Vexing Anxiety' to help remember the meaning of adversion.


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