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aversion vs avoidance

avoidance vs aversion

aversion and avoidance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
aversion Yes No No No
avoidance Yes No No No
As nouns, avoidance is a hypernym of aversion; that is, avoidance is a word with a broader meaning than aversion:
  • aversion: the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away
  • avoidance: deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
Other hypernyms of aversion include dodging, shunning, turning away.
aversion (noun) avoidance (noun)
the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
a feeling of intense dislike
Difference between aversion and avoidance

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