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Actually for Conte, who has a passionate aversion to labeling, that may be a bit too much categorization for his liking.

In addition to his temperamental aversion to populism, Roosevelt also had a practical reason to be cautious.

As newspapers began to reach broader segments of the population, the aversion to reporting on domestic matters lingered.

My aversion started back in medical school, which was right when “ER” debuted.

We have basically over-calibrated in our reaction to germs—our aversion to them has created a new vulnerability.

I remember a senior clerk in the office where I first worked to whom there was a general aversion.

High-minded and possessing a keen sense of honor himself, he had an instinctive aversion to anything mean or low in others.

Mademoiselle affected for her gaoler a most unconquerable aversion, and this she took pains to proclaim.

He had a strong aversion to newspaper men and sent them away without ceremony.

Experience has long proved that the surest way to overcome an aversion to a person is to do that person a kindness.

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On this page you'll find 94 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to aversion, such as: allergy, animosity, antagonism, antipathy, dislike, and dissatisfaction.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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