Averse
Turned away or backward.
Having a repugnance or opposition of mind; disliking; disinclined; unwilling; reluctant.
To turn away.
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Averse Quotations
I am very averse to bringing myself forward in print, but as my account will only appear as an appendage to a former production, and as it will be confined to such topics as have connection with my authorship alone, I can hardly accuse myself of a personal intrusion.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
I had accumulated some capital and was at an age at which I was interested in generating income. But even though I was risk averse, I was interested in growth stocks.
James MacArthur
And now when we hear that Iran and Iraq plan to cooperate more closely and that a fundamentalist is coming to power in Tehran - a man about whom we cannot be sure that he is absolutely averse to terrorism - it is very worrisome.
Otto Schily
I'm not averse to helping Wall Street when it helps Main Street.
Ben Nelson
Averse Translations
averse in Dutch is afkerig
averse in German is abgeneigt
averse in Norwegian is uvillig
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