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

"Indeed NHS hospitals in every major city in England had aversion therapy suites precisely for this purpose."

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Just why do you think you have such a morbid aversion to fish?” asked Major Sanderson triumphantly.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Widespread health- and Ozempic-driven aversions to carbohydrates, changing consumer tastes and concern over rising prices have led to beer volume declines for big brewers including Heineken, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Molson Coors and Constellation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 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

Emma felt this sentence would give people “an opening to say, however unjustly, that he considered all spiritual beliefs no higher than hereditary aversions or likings, such as the fear of monkeys towards snakes.”

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman