aversion
Example Sentences
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Mark Penn, CEO of ad firm Stagwell, said brands’ aversion to advertising alongside hard news writ large is beginning to thaw.
Fortunately, Mr. Bailey’s overall message isn’t nearly so convoluted: Approach your daily activities with purpose, considering ways to maximize your desire and minimize your aversion.
One gets the hang of a cane right away, evidently, and in no time my stance had shifted from aversion to fascination.
But I haven’t seen much evidence of the average person’s “aversion” to AI in commercials.
From Los Angeles Times
Early versions of aversion therapy were first trialled on animals and then on humans for conditions such as phobias, compulsions, and addictions, for example, using mild shocks to reduce nail-biting or gambling.
From BBC
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