Aversion and Recoil

Aversion

Aversion noun - A dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness.

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Recoil and aversion are semantically related in revolt topic. In some cases you can use "Recoil" instead a noun "Aversion".

Nearby Words: avert, averse, aversely

Recoil noun - The backward jerk of a gun when it is fired.

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Aversion and recoil are semantically related in revolt topic. Sometimes you can use "Aversion" instead a noun "Recoil".

Nearby Words: recoiled, recoiling

full	full aversion	full recoil
mild	mild aversion	mild recoil
heavy	heavy aversion	heavy recoil
small	small aversion	small recoil
Other adjectives: strong, actual, severe, massive, big, extreme, huge, slight, noticeable, major, possible, minor, apparent, realistic, surprising, biggest.

A somewhat questionable aversion occurs in Quatermass II, when an astronaut fires a submachine gun on an asteroid, and the recoil knocks him off the low gravity surface and out into space.

Source: Law of Inverse Recoil
Played straight most of the time in The A-Team, but there is one notable aversion when they use recoil to maneuver a parachuting tank (long story).

Source: Law of Inverse Recoil

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