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noun[U]
Aversion, repugnance, or a feeling of dislike that makes one avoid someone or something.
nufūr
Pronunciation
Etymology
A verbal noun from the Arabic root ن ف ر, connected with fleeing, shying away, or recoiling.
Examples
أبدى الطفل نفورًا من الدواء.
ʾabdā aṭ-ṭiflu nufūran mina ad-dawāʾi
The child showed an aversion to the medicine.
زاد نفور السكان من الضجيج.
zāda nufūru al-sukkān min aḍ-ḍajīj
The residents’ aversion to the noise increased.
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