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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Adverse VS averse

What is the difference between averse and adverse?
  

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Hello, Averse has to do with the feeling and mentality rather than behaviour and means Turned away in mind and feeling . It also means unfavourable, hurtful, detrimental .

— Coloraday

  • Hello, Averse has to do with the feeling and mentality rather than behaviour and means Turned away in mind and feeling .
  • It also means unfavourable, hurtful, detrimental .
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Hello,
Averse has to do with the feeling and mentality rather than behaviour and means Turned away in mind and feeling.

Adverse is more connected with the demeanour,position and means antagonistic.It also means unfavourable, hurtful, detrimental.
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Thank you, and aversion is the noun form of averse or avert or both? Also I think you misread my question becuase I asked about the difference between averse and adverse.
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Oh,I meant adverse by writing avert.it was a mistake.The second meaning is for the word adverse,just wrote it avert.Excuse me.

averse Adjective

avert Verb

aversion Noun
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I will edit it and change it.

CJ

Changed to reflect the correct word adverse.

CJ
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CalifJimI will edit it and change it.CJChanged to reflect the correct word adverse.CJ
Thanks
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Can you please give me examples of both words in sentences?
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adverse:an adverse response from the public...

averse:a man averse to war...
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Just making sure, so averse is more passive and adverse is more active right?
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