This unrelated pair can cause confusion and thus are used inaccurately.
Adverse is an adjective that carries degrees of antagonistic, hostile or unfavourable comments or actions that relate to a person or situation.
Additional words arising from adverse include adversary (noun) adversarial (adjective)
Averse is also an adjective. It means against, or opposed to. The usage of the adjective is accompanied by the preposition to; that may be the clue that alerts you to accurate usage.
Adverse is an adjective that carries degrees of antagonistic, hostile or unfavourable comments or actions that relate to a person or situation.
Additional words arising from adverse include adversary (noun) adversarial (adjective)
Averse is also an adjective. It means against, or opposed to. The usage of the adjective is accompanied by the preposition to; that may be the clue that alerts you to accurate usage.
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