English-Thai Dictionary

averse

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่ ชอบ  ซึ่ง รังเกียจ  ซึ่ง คัดค้าน  unfavorable agreeable sueng-mai-chob

 

aversely

ADV อย่าง ตรงกันข้าม  อย่าง คัดค้าน ไม่เห็นด้วย 

 

averseness

N การ คัดค้าน ไม่ ยินยอม  การ หันไป ด้าน ตรงข้าม 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AVERSE

a.avers'. [See Avert. ] The literal sense of this word is, turned from, in manifestation of dislike. Hence the real sense is, 1. Disliking; unwilling; having a repugnance of mind.
Averse alike to flatter or offend.
2. Unfavorable; indisposed; malign.
And Pallas now averse refused her aid.
This word and its derivatives ought to be followed by to, and never by from. This word includes the idea of from; but the literal meaning being lost, the affection of the mind signified by the word, is exerted towards the object of dislike, and like its kindred terms, hatred, dislike, contrary, repugnant, etc. , should be followed by to. Indeed it is absurd to speak of an affection of the mind exerted from an object. Averse expresses a less degree of opposition in the mind, than detesting and abhorring.
Milton once uses averse in its literal sense, with from, but it is not according to the English idiom.

 

AVERSELY

adv. avers'ly. With repugnance; unwillingly.

 

AVERSENESS

n.avers'ness. Opposition of mind; dislike; unwillingness; backwardness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AVERSE

A *verse ", a. Etym: [L. aversus, p. p. of avertere. See Avert. ]

 

1. Turned away or backward. [Obs. ] The tracks averse a lying notice gave, And led the searcher backward from the cave. Dryden.

 

2. Having a repugnance or opposition of mind; disliking; disinclined; unwilling; reluctant. Averse alike to flatter, or offend. Pope. Men who were averse to the life of camps. Macaulay. Pass by securely as men averse from war. Micah ii. 8.

 

Note: The prevailing usage now is to employ to after averse and its derivatives rather than from, as was formerly the usage. In this the word is in agreement with its kindred terms, hatred, dislike, dissimilar, contrary, repugnant, etc. , expressing a relation or an affection of the mind to an object.

 

Syn. -- Averse, Reluctant, Adverse. Averse expresses an habitual, though not of necessity a very strong, dislike; as, averse to active pursuits; averse to study. Reluctant, a term of the of the will, implies an internal struggle as to making some sacrifice of interest or feeling; as, reluctant to yield; reluctant to make the necessary arrangements; a reluctant will or consent. Adverse denotes active opposition or hostility; as, adverse interests; adverse feelings,plans, or movements; the adverse party.

 

AVERSE

AVERSE A *verse ", v. t. & i.

 

Defn: To turn away. [Obs. ] B. Jonson.

 

AVERSELY

AVERSELY A *verse "ly, adv.

 

1. Backward; in a backward direction; as, emitted aversely.

 

2. With repugnance or aversion; unwillingly.

 

AVERSENESS

AVERSENESS A *verse "ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being averse; opposition of mind; unwillingness.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

averse

a verse |əˈvərs əˈvərs | ▶adjective [ predic., usu. with negative ] (averse to ) having a strong dislike of or opposition to something: as a former CIA director, he is not averse to secrecy | [ in combination ] : the bank's approach has been risk-averse. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin aversus ‘turned away from, ’ past participle of avertere (see avert ). usage: The widespread phrase for expressing dislike, opposition, or hostility (to things, usually not people ) is averse to. Similarly, one may be said to have an aversion to (usually not aversion from ) certain things or activities (but usually not people ): Katherine was known for her aversion to flying, but she was brave and boarded the plane anyway. Averse from was prescribed by Samuel Johnson and is preferred by traditionalists, who condemn averse to as nonsensical (the Latin origin of averse has the meaning ‘turn from ’). In both US and British English, however, averse to is now by far the more common occurrence. See also usage at adverse .

 

Oxford Dictionary

averse

averse |əˈvəːs | ▶adjective [ predic. ] [ usu. with negative ] having a strong dislike of or opposition to something: as a former CIA director, he is not averse to secrecy | [ in combination ] : the bank's approach has been risk-averse. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin aversus ‘turned away from ’, past participle of avertere (see avert ). usage: 1 On the confusion of averse and adverse, see usage at adverse 2 Traditionally, and according to Dr Johnson, averse from is preferred to averse to . The latter is condemned on etymological grounds (the Latin root translates as ‘turn from ’). However, averse to is entirely consistent with ordinary usage in modern English (on the analogy of hostile to , disinclined to , etc. ) and is part of normal standard English, while averse from is now very uncommon.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

averse

averse adjective why are you so averse to being hospitalized? opposed to, against, antipathetic to, hostile to, ill-disposed to, resistant to; disinclined to, reluctant to, unwilling to, loath to; informal anti. ANTONYMS keen. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS See adverse . These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

averse

averse adjective many manufacturing firms remain averse to innovation and risk-taking: opposed to, against, antipathetic to, hostile to, antagonistic to, unfavourably disposed to, ill-disposed to; resistant to; disinclined, unwilling, reluctant, loath; informal anti, agin. ANTONYMS keen.

 

French Dictionary

averse

averse n. f. nom féminin Pluie subite, violente et de faible durée. : On prévoit des averses et des vents du nord-est de 20 kilomètres à l ’heure. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec la locution à verse, qui se dit de la pluie qui tombe abondamment. Il pleut à verse. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • bruine, pluie fine et froide; • giboulée, averse soudaine de pluie souvent mêlée de neige, de grêle; • ondée, pluie assez forte, mais de courte durée; • orage, pluie abondante accompagnée d ’éclairs et de tonnerre; • pluie, eau qui tombe par gouttes du ciel. LOCUTION Averse de neige. Précipitation solide, subite et abondante, quelquefois violente, mais de courte durée (Recomm. off. ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

averse

a verse /əvə́ː r s /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〖be ～〗〈人が 〉 «…を /…することを » 嫌って «to » , ｟古 ｠ «from /to do ing » .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞