aversity

noun

aversity

noun

Etymology From averse + -ity.

1

The state or condition of being averse.

  • Psychology studies human aversities, and the ways people develop them.
  • The utility function of the workers specifies homogeneity or non-homogeneity; possibilities of coalitions; nature of risk aversity; nature of work aversity; and individualism or altruism.2012, Andrew Zimbalist, Comparative Economic Systems: An Assessment of Knowledge, Theory and Method:
Derived terms
risk-aversity

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