aversion
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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
In some cases, image generators propagate patterns with excessive regularity, triggering trypophobia, a strong aversion to clusters of bumps or holes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
I had a feeling of dread—born of fatigue and aversion to military discipline—that I tried to disguise.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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
Sensory aversions to specific smells, tastes, textures, temperatures, or appearances of foods.
From Slate ● Jan. 4, 2025
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
I will uncover and invoke inclinations and aversions.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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