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Showing words for AVERSE using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Averse

averse, reaves, resave

5 Letter Words for Averse

avers, easer, eaver, eaves, erase, evase, raves, reave, saver, seare, seave, serve, sever, vares, veers, versa, verse

4 Letter Words for Averse

ares, aver, aves, ears, ease, eave, eras, eres, erse, ever, eves, rave, rees, reve, revs, sare, save, sear, seer, sere, serv, seve, vaes, vare, vars, vase, veer, vees, vera, vers, vese

3 Letter Words for Averse

aer, aes, are, ars, ase, ave, ear, eas, eer, era, ere, ers, ese, esr, eve, ras, rea, ree, res, rev, sar, sav, sea, see, ser, vae, var, vas, vee, ver

Definitions for Averse

[1] having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.; opposed: He is not averse to having a drink now and then.
[2] (postpositive usually foll by to ) opposed, disinclined, or loath
[3] (of leaves, flowers, etc) turned away from the main stem Compare adverse (def. 4)

Words related to Averse

hostile, hesitant, antagonistic, loath, unwilling, reluctant, allergic, afraid, antipathetic, contrary, disinclined, indisposed, inimical, nasty, perverse, unfavorable, unfriendly, ill-disposed

Words nearby Averse

averment, averno, avernus, averroism, averroës, averse, aversion, aversion therapy, aversive, aversive conditioning, avert

Origin of Averse

1590–1600; (< Middle French ) < Latin āversus turned away, averted (past participle of āvertere ), equivalent to ā- a-4 + vert- turn + -tus past participle suffix

Words that may be confused with Averse

adverse, averse, (see, usage, note, at, adverse)

Other words from Averse

a·verse·ly , adverb
a·verse·ness , noun

Word origin for Averse

C16: from Latin āversus, from āvertere to turn from, from vertere to turn

Synonyms for Averse

allergic, antagonistic, hesitant, hostile, loath, reluctant, unwilling, afraid, antipathetic, contrary, disinclined, disliking, having no use for, ill-disposed, indisposed, inimical, nasty, perverse, uneager, unfavorable, unfriendly