Plural of aversion; strong feelings of dislike, opposition, or reluctance toward something.
From Middle English 'aversion,' from Old French, from Latin 'aversio' (turning away), from 'avertere.' Became common in English medical and psychological terminology.
Psychologists use 'aversions' to describe learned dislikes—like food aversions after a bad experience, or conditioned aversions in therapy. Your brain literally learns to turn away from certain things.
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