aversion

Example Sentences

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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

—Sterling fell on risk aversion due to Iran war tensions and fears about a leadership challenge for U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

“The decline in shadow fleet activity likely reflects increased risk aversion among operators,” Dimitris Ampatzidis, a risk and compliance analyst at Kpler, told Barron’s.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 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

In order to serve his rural clients, most of whom spoke Spanish, Bloom had painstakingly learned to speak that language well—but Linda had what almost amounted to an aversion toward her mother tongue.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols