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Meanings of averse in English

(Usually followed by `to') strongly opposed.

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      1
      The resulting nuclear crisis sent risk-averse sentiment coursing through global financial markets.
      The Irish Times
      2
      But borrowing costs remained elevated given the broader risk-averse sentiment across markets.
      Reuters
      3
      The election outcome in the euro zone saw some investors turning risk-averse.
      Reuters
      4
      Bonds are seen as relative safe havens when investors become risk averse.
      Reuters
      5
      Perhaps the EU is relaxed and risk-loving, while the UK is risk-averse.
      The South African
      6
      The sentimentalist is as averse as the Puritan and as the Bacchanalian.
      An Essay on Comedy and the Uses of the Comic Spirit
      7
      But it involved some outlay; and to this their aunt was averse.
      The Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 1
      8
      As a hard-headed journalist for Time, I considered myself averse to clichés.
      BBC
      9
      Most cats are averse to being unable to make a quick escape.
      The Guardian
      10
      Amos was not at all averse to taking in the parade, himself.
      Lydia of the Pines
      11
      Yet they are not averse to comfortable chairs and the latest periodicals.
      Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
      12
      His nature is aristocratic; his youthful prejudices are averse to hand work.
      The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
      13
      He was not averse to cock fighting; he enjoyed a horse race.
      Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Spri...
      14
      In those days I was not averse to a little life myself.
      The Crimson Blind
      15
      The latter has no investor relations to speak of and is disclosure-averse.
      Russian Roulette: Russia's Economy in Putin's Era
      16
      Even smaller airlines were not averse to being acquired by larger airlines.
      Reuters
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