risk aversion

noun

1. a strong disinclination to take risks

Example Sentences

“Most elected officials in the Democratic Party in New York City have endorsed Zohran. That’s just the fact. And there is, I think, a kind of thinking that is overly shaped by risk aversion and they are sort of thinking about how this will play out in 2026? How will this impact congressional races? How will this impact other elections?”

From Salon

The challenge for Democrats, he believes, is to focus on new ways to attract attention — and to overcome their “risk aversion to trying new things.”

From Salon

But a huge part of it is just this default institutionalism, this hidebound risk aversion that I think has become a real cultural problem in the Democratic Party.

From Salon

The people behind the Science policy forum report and the technical report make up an illustrious group including two Nobel laureates and other names not typically associated with risk aversion or the precautionary principle, such as that of Craig Venter, the thrill-seeking founder of the Human Genome project.

From Salon

"I think the problem is, is that the courage has gone out of broadcasting really, and there's just too much risk aversion," Sir Phil told the show's guest editor Sir Sajid Javid on Friday.

From BBC