1. (a.) Reluctant; hesitant; indisposed; disinclined; as, averse to heavy labor.
2. (a.) Having a repugnance or opposition of mind; disliking; disinclined; unwilling; reluctant.
3. (v. t. & i.) To turn away.
Thesaurus Entries
abhorrent, afraid, allergic, anti, antipathetic, at odds, averse to, backward, balky, contrary, cursory, differing, disaffected, disagreeing, disenchanted, disgusted, disinclined, disobedient, displeased, forced, fractious, hating, hesitant, hostile, ill-disposed, indisposed, indocile, involuntary, loath, loathing, mutinous, not charmed, opposed, perfunctory, perverse, put off, quailing, recalcitrant, recoiling, refractory, reluctant, resistant, shrinking, sulky, sullen, uncongenial, unconsenting, uneager, unfriendly, unsympathetic, unwilling
