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avoidance vs aversion

aversion vs avoidance

avoidance and aversion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
avoidance Yes No No No
aversion Yes No No No
As nouns, aversion is a hyponym of avoidance; that is, aversion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than avoidance:
  • avoidance: deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
  • aversion: the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away
Other hyponyms of avoidance include averting, escape, near thing.
avoidance (noun) aversion (noun)
deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away
a feeling of intense dislike
Difference between avoidance and aversion

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