aversion

Loss aversion is a phenomenon in psychology and behavioral economics.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

Voters’ aversion to cross-category pollination has limited animated movies since the academy created the animated feature category in 2001.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Winterich says sometimes we hold on to things we’re not currently using because of waste aversion.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Bowman believes one significant factor contributing to supervisory inaction was a long-standing culture of risk aversion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

So my interest in the service’s potential and my aversion to Reverend Thomas caused me to turn him off.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

To pay my respect, I ate not only for myself but my whole family, whose allergies and aversions led them to abstain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

He noted that, like him, she had trouble socializing and experienced sensory aversions.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2024

Pregnancy is often a time for food aversions and exhaustion, but for Keatley the opposite has been true.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2023

"I really regret the rice isn't consumed due to safety rumours, but I also understand it's hard to completely refute aversions."

From Reuters ● Mar. 9, 2023

They say around here that bellies stir up certain cravings or aversions.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez