Adversion

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tendency or wish to avoid someone or something.
  2. 2
    A turning towards; the act of paying attention. obsolete

    "And if the eye / Of her adversion were fast fixt on high, / In midst of death 'twere no more fear or pain, / Then 'twas unto Elias to let flie"

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"And if the eye / Of her adversion were fast fixt on high, / In midst of death 'twere no more fear or pain, / Then 'twas unto Elias to let flie"

Etymology

From Latin adversiōnem, from adversiō.

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