Quick answer Canonicalizes to Adverse vs. Averse

Is it "adverse" or "averse"?

Q: Is it "adverse" or "averse"?

Adverse describes a bad condition. Averse describes a personal reluctance. Adverse weather is weather that is harmful; adverse effects are side effects of a drug. Averse is about you — "I am averse to confrontation" means you avoid it. The shorthand: adverse is a thing, averse is a feeling.

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Adverse describes a bad condition. Averse describes a personal reluctance.

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Adverse weather is weather that is harmful; adverse effects are side effects of a drug. Averse is about you — "I am averse to confrontation" means you avoid it. The shorthand: adverse is a thing, averse is a feeling.

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