adverse vs averse
Definitions
adjective
- in an opposing direction
- contrary to your interests or welfare
Examples
It warns of adverse consequences such as the melting of glaciers and polar icecaps, leading to rising sea levels.
Plantations of exotic non-native trees use up large quantities of water, which can have adverse affects on natural habitats.
No adversely critical faculty was brought to bear.
Definitions
adjective
- (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed
Examples
The final section of the traverse was a bit of a challenge: delicate, balancey moves with next to nothing for hands or feet.
Who knew breaking up with Ted would so aversely affect her story-lines.
I thought maybe my family would like it too (little did I realize back then just how much my family does not care for Indian food), and so I made it for them, increasing the mustard seeds but massively reducing the pepper flakes for my heat-averse mother (I did not know to sub in paprika then).
