# averse

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈvɜː(ɹ)s/ · frequency rank #26,688

## Definitions
1. Having a repugnance or opposition of mind.
2. Turned away or backward.
3. Lying on the opposite side (to or from).
4. Aversant; of a hand: turned so as to show the back.

## Etymology
From Latin aversus, past participle of avertere (“to avert”).

## Easily confused with
- **Avery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/averse-vs-avery)
- **avert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/averse-vs-avert)
- **averted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/averse-vs-averted)
- **arse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arse-vs-averse)
- **avenue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avenue-vs-averse)
- **avenge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avenge-vs-averse)
- **average** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/average-vs-averse)
- **adverse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adverse-vs-averse)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aevrse`, `averes`, `averrse`, `aversse`, `avesre`, `avrese`, `avverse`, `vaerse`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/averse