aversion
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Loss aversion, sunk-cost fallacy and herd behavior — all of it kicks in during a drawdown.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 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
Until damage can be measured and reasonably assessed, risk aversion should prevail in financial markets.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
We can think of it as a dedicated mutual aversion to their own kind, a little as if the world were densely populated by anchorites and misanthropes.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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