Definitions for avoidance
avoid·ance

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. avoidance, turning away, shunning, dodgingnoun

   deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. avoidancenoun

   The act of annulling; annulment.

2. avoidancenoun

   The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant; – specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.

3. avoidancenoun

   A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.

4. avoidancenoun

   The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.

5. avoidancenoun

   The courts by which anything is carried off.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Avoidancenoun

   Etymology: from avoid.

   1. The act of avoiding.

   It is appointed to give us vigour in the pursuit of what is good, or in the avoidance of what is hurtful. Isaac Watts, Logick.

   2. The course by which any thing is carried off.

   For avoidances, and drainings of water, where there is too much, we shall speak of. Francis Bacon, Nat. History, №. 600.

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1. avoidance

   Avoidance is the act of staying away from, preventing, or withdrawing from a certain situation, person, activity, or thing, usually because it may cause discomfort, harm, or dissatisfaction. It is a behavioral response typically associated with fear, anxiety or stress, and can refer to conscious or unconscious tactics to evade or circumvent negative outcomes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Avoidancenoun

   the act of annulling; annulment

2. Avoidancenoun

   the act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant; -- specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent

3. Avoidancenoun

   a dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal

4. Avoidancenoun

   the act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of

5. Avoidancenoun

   the courts by which anything is carried off

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Avoidance

   Avoidance is a 2002 novel by Michael Lowenthal. It was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award in 2003. Avoidance explores the topics of child sexual abuse, hebephilia and pederasty. It is also about social conventions and mores, and ways in which they depend on environment and upbringing.

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How to pronounce avoidance?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of avoidance in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of avoidance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of avoidance in a Sentence

1. Vanna Bonta:

   The primary dues a writer or any artist pays is to remain sentient, and to forfeit the illusionary luxury of such anesthetics as avoidance, numbness, and denials.

2. Michael J. Sandel:

   A politics of moral engagement is not only a more inspiring ideal than a politics of avoidance. It is also a more promising basis for a just society.

3. Does Toyota:

   Toyota takes the report published by the Swedish automobile magazine, Teknikens Vrld, on this emergency-avoidance test seriously and Toyota is currently in discussions with the publication to understand their test results in more detail.

4. Vali Nasr:

   The U.S. went from having a huge Middle East policy to having a minimal Middle East policy, the pendulum has swung the opposite way toward deliberate avoidance of any kind of vision for the region.

5. Tom Kupfer:

   Those images look to me like they would be perceived as cues to infectious disease or parasites, i wouldn't be surprised if this is actually a disorder based on disgust and disease avoidance.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=avoidance
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Avoidance
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=avoidance
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avoidance
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=avoidance
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=avoidance