aversion is a disgust feeling, something that distances someone or something. As aversion to cockroaches, it is the disgust or disgust of this type of insect. Or the aversion to false people, in which the individual is not even able to socialize with someone who demonstrates falsehood.
Some synonyms of disgust: disgust, horror, repulsion, disgust, disgust. Or yet hates, enmity, hostility, animosity, disaffection, hatred and dislike.
You antonyms of aversion, that is, the opposite feelings, would be the words affection, friendship, sympathy, affinity, affection and esteem. Or even attraction, attachment, predilection, adoration, propensity, inclination, and charm.
THE risk aversion it is when the person acts with extreme caution, not getting involved in any relationship that does not present a guaranteed return. It can also be called loss aversion, and it is a concept of psychology that is often applied to economics and finance to designate those more traditional investors. There is also the opposite behavior, of those who have a taste for risk. And that must be treated equally so as not to harm the person's social and professional life.
Aversion can be a pathology, and as a disease it finds specific names for each related type of aversion. Some names have the Latin root phobia at the end of the word to designate the type of aversion, although the phobia is more linked to extreme fear and not aversion as disgust or disgust.
Learn more about the meaning of phobia.
THE social aversion is called misanthropy. It is when someone is repelled by other people, is an anti-social being with difficulties to live in society.
aversion to men it's called misandry. While the aversion to women is called misogyny.
THE anorexia is food aversion, or also called eating disorder. An aversion to food is often developed from an obsession with thinness.
aversion to foreigners is called xenophobia, and it is the prejudice against those who are from outside their country, especially against immigrants. One example is the hatred for Latinos that spreads in countries in the northern hemisphere, such as the United States.
aversion to light is photophobia. Characterized by the eyes' extreme sensitivity to light, and is related to the photoreceptor cells of the retina.
fire aversion it's called pyrophobia.
See the eight main types of human emotions.