averse

UK: /əˈvɜː^rs/ US: /əˈvɝs/ ,(ə vûrs′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

a•verse /əˈvɜrs/   adj. 

1. Pronouns having a strong feeling of opposition to;
   unwilling:
   [be + ~ + to] not averse to spending the night here.

See -vert-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

a•verse  (ə vûrs′), adj. 

1. Pronouns having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.;
   opposed:
   He is not averse to having a drink now and then.

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

a•verse′ly, adv. 
a•verse′ness, n. 
Synonyms

unwilling, loath. See reluctant. 

Antonyms

inclined, eager.

Usage

See adverse. 

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averse / əˈvɜːs/ adjective

1. (postpositive) usually followed by to: opposed, disinclined, or loath

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin āversus, from āvertere to turn from, from vertere to turn

aˈversely adverb

aˈverseness noun