Aversion vs. Phobia

Aversionnoun

Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike.

‘Due to her aversion to the outdoors she complained throughout the entire camping trip.’;

Phobianoun

An irrational or obsessive fear.

‘I know someone with a strange phobia of ladders.’;

Aversionnoun

An object of dislike or repugnance.

‘Pushy salespeople are a major aversion of mine.’;

Phobianoun

an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations;

‘phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias’;

Aversionnoun

(obsolete) The act of turning away from an object.

Phobia

A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder defined by a persistent and excessive fear of an object or situation. Phobias typically, result in a rapid onset of fear and are present for more than six months.

Aversionnoun

A turning away.

‘Adhesion to vice and aversion from goodness.’;

Aversionnoun

Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike; antipathy; disinclination; reluctance.

‘Mutual aversion of races.’; ‘His rapacity had made him an object of general aversion.’; ‘A freeholder is bred with an aversion to subjection.’; ‘His aversion towards the house of York.’; ‘It is not difficult for a man to see that a person has conceived an aversion for him.’; ‘The Khasias . . . have an aversion to milk.’;

Aversionnoun

The object of dislike or repugnance.

‘Pain their aversion, pleasure their desire.’;

Aversionnoun

a feeling of intense dislike

Aversionnoun

the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away;

‘averting her gaze meant that she was angry’;

Aversionnoun

a strong dislike or disinclination

‘they made plain their aversion to the use of force’;

Aversionnoun

someone or something that arouses a strong dislike or disinclination

‘my dog's pet aversion is visitors, particularly males’;