English Vocabulary Words: 012
aversion /əˈvɜː.ʃ ə n/ , /-ʒ ə n/ /-ˈvɝː.ʒ ə n/ noun [ C usually singular ]
(a person or thing which
causes) a feeling of strong dislike or of not wishing to do something
I felt an instant
aversion to his parents.
She has a deep aversion to
gett ing up in the morning.
Greed is my pet aversion
(= the thing I dislike most of all) .
aversion /əˈvɜː.ʃ ə n/ , /-ʒ ə n/ /-ˈvɝː.ʒ ə n/ noun [ C usually singular ]
(a person or thing which
causes) a feeling of strong dislike or of not wishing to do something
I felt an instant
aversion to his parents.
She has a deep aversion to
gett ing up in the morning.
Greed is my pet aversion
(= the thing I dislike most of all) .
aphorism /ˈæf.ə.rɪ.z ə m/ /-ɚ.ɪ-/ noun [ C ]
a short clever saying
which is intended to express a general truth
Oscar Wilde was famous
for such aphorisms as 'Experience is the name everyone gives to their
mistakes'.
antipathy /ænˈtɪp.ə.θi/ noun [ C or U ]
(an example of) strong
dislike, opposition or anger
Despite the deep
antipathies between them, the two sides have managed to negotiate an
agreement.
Declarations of racial
antipathy against ethnic minorities will not be tolerated.
He is a private man with
a deep antipathy to/towards the press.
apathy /ˈæp.ə.θi/ noun [ U ]
when someone shows no
interest or energy and is unwilling to take action, especially over something
important
widespread apathy among students
voter apathy
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