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averse
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  • It is not saying too much: I know what I feel, and how averse are my inclinations to the bare thought of marriage.  (source)
    averse = strongly opposed
  • We could help Reenie in the house, he said, since we were so averse to Latin and mathematics.†  (source)
  • It is with almost equal regret that we report the mass revolt of the Dementors of Azkaban, who have shown themselves averse to continuing in the Ministry's employ.†  (source)
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  • To function properly, my Whisperer has always needed children, and children are averse to pain — I've found that out through experience.†  (source)
  • A composite feeling, made up of disgust with the, to him, humdrum tediousness of a farmer's life, gloomy images of her who lay in the churchyard, remorse, and a general averseness to his wife's society, impelled him to seek a home in any place on earth save Weatherbury.†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
  • "Of course," she says, her tone now touched with what sounds like regret, "I had to tell the testing Officials that, unless we see a change in some of your personal relationships, we would be averse to hiring you.†  (source)
  • I know that you are averse to doing the difficult parts of this job, but there are a lot of opportunities here.†  (source)
  • Though I wasn't averse to the idea of marriage, it seemed kind of silly to hope for that as your life's goal.†  (source)
  • Firstly...I know how averse you are to using your authority with your pack, but ....†  (source)
  • She was artistic, unpredictable, impulsive, and rule-averse—all qualities I dearly admired.†  (source)
  • He was not averse to dying at war in the way Americans were.†  (source)
  • He was not averse to doing this in the middle of the city square.†  (source)
  • Still looking averse to the plan, Anderson extracted his sidearm very, very slowly, gazing down at it with uncertainty.†  (source)
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