Aversion and Phobia

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Aversion

Aversion noun - Something or someone that is hated.
Usage example: clichés should be the pet aversion of every good writer
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Phobia is a synonym for aversion in fear topic. In some cases you can use "Phobia" instead a noun "Aversion".
Nearby Words: avert, averse, aversely

Phobia

Phobia noun - An anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations.
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Aversion is a synonym for phobia in fear topic. You can use "Aversion" instead a noun "Phobia", if it concerns topics such as dislike, abnormal fear.
Nearby Word: phobic

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full full aversion full phobia
particular particular aversion particular phobia
similar similar aversion similar phobia
common common aversion common phobia
Other adjectives: specific, mild, strong, actual, real, severe, massive, extreme, great, intense, huge, slight, major, minor, outright, weird, bizarre, literal, biggest.

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  • Rodney McKay is shot in the ass with an arrow, made more hilarious by him being so doped up afterwards in the infirmary that he doesn't care that there's something sticking out of his ass, and also his extreme aversion to/phobia of arrows later on- apparently they're worse than bullets.
    Source: Amusing Injuries / Live-Action TV
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