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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAvoidance
/əˈvɔɪ.dəns/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of keeping away from or preventing something.
"His avoidance of social gatherings made him seem aloof." - 2
A strategy or behavior aimed at evading a situation or responsibility.
"Her avoidance of the topic during the discussion was noticeable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'avoidance' originates from the Middle English term 'avoidance', derived from the Old French 'avoidance', which in turn comes from the Latin 'avoidare', meaning 'to shun' or 'to keep away'. Over time, the term has evolved to encompass various contexts of evading or preventing something undesirable.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Avoidance" is said worldwide
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Évitement
Transliteration: Eviteman
"Son évitement des conflits est bien connu."
Vermeidung
Transliteration: Fahr-mai-doong
"Seine Vermeidung von Risiken ist verständlich."
Evitamento
Transliteration: Eh-vee-ta-men-to
"Il suo evitamento delle responsabilità è evidente."
Evitación
Transliteration: Eh-vee-ta-syon
"Su evitación de la verdad es preocupante."
Evitamento
Transliteration: Eh-vee-ta-men-to
"O seu evitamento de discussões é notável."
परिहार
Transliteration: Parihaar
"उसका परिहार करना सभी से स्पष्ट था।"
避免
Transliteration: Bìmiǎn
"他的避免行为引起了大家的注意。"
회피
Transliteration: Hoep'i
"그의 회피는 모두에게 분명했다."
回避
Transliteration: Kaihi
"彼の回避は明らかだった。"
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