Which should you use, adverse or averse? The adjective adverse means to have a negative effect on something. The adjective averse is used after the verb be to mean not liking something.
| Incorrect: |
The match was cancelled because of
averse weather conditions. |
| Correct: |
The match was cancelled because of
adverse weather conditions. |
| Incorrect: |
I am not
adverse to the idea. |
| Correct: |
I am not
averse to the idea. |
