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averse

IPA pronunciation: /əˈvɜːs/

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Russian meaning

Не расположенный, питающий неприязнь

English definition

Having a strong dislike of or opposition to something.

Example

Scholars are not averse to revising hypotheses in the light of fresh empirical data.

Collocations

averse to risk
not averse to
strongly averse

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