Aversion and Terror

Aversion

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

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Terror and aversion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Terror" instead a noun "Aversion".

Nearby Words: avert, averse, aversely

Terror noun - A source of persistent emotional distress.

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Aversion and terror are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Aversion" instead a noun "Terror".

full	full aversion	full terror
complete	complete aversion	complete terror
total	total aversion	total terror
genuine	genuine aversion	genuine terror
Other adjectives: deep, actual, real, big, extreme, great, intense, moral, instinctive, psychological, general, outright, pathological.

However, an interesting aversion sometimes occurs when civilian pedestrians in the major cities run screaming in terror from the various bombing runs and gunfights occurring within city limits.

Source: Apathetic Citizens
A revealing aversion is in "Terror of the Vervoids", which uses the name Hyperion for the ship, the same as the ship from the Pertwee story "The Mutants".

Source: One Steve Limit / Live-Action TV
X-COM: Terror from the Deep is partly aversion, partly straight playing.

Source: Atlantis Is Boring / Aversions

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