n. A turning away; a change of application.n. The act of averting or warding offn. An averted state of the mind or feelings; opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed or habitual dislike; antipathy: used absolutely or with to, sometimes with from, for, or toward.n. Opposition or contrariety of nature: applied to inanimate substances.n. A cause of dislike; an object of repugnance.n. Synonyms Hatred, Dislike, Antipathy (see antipathy); unwillingness, shrinking, hesitation, disrelish, distaste, detestation.