aversion

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A similar thinking gave rise in the early 1800s to utopian experiments—small groups living off the land and, typically, sharing an aversion to industrialism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Crucially, this in turn would massively help governments reduce their interest expense because bond markets are obliged to factor in risk aversion because they are focused on second-guessing inflation three months out.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

And there's another phenomenon that has been termed "complexity phobia": the aversion to recognising incontrovertible evidence and facts if they challenge a more comfortable and comforting narrative.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Her career really began to flourish by the late 1980s and early ‘90s when, despite having an aversion to comedy and initially turning down the role, she starred as Kelly Bundy in “Married...

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

The arguments against it were good, the strongest being that Mr. Clutter’s aversion to cash was a county legend; he had no safe and never carried large sums of money.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote