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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesévitant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: é-vi-tɑ̃
"Il a une attitude évitante face au conflit."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Characterized by a tendency to avoid or keep away from potential sources of conflict, intimacy, or threat.
"He exhibited avoidant behavior whenever serious relationship topics were brought up."
- 1
A person who habitually tends to avoid intimacy, conflict, or stressful situations.
"Therapy can help an avoidant learn how to process vulnerability more safely."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'avoid', originating in the late Middle English period from Old French 'evuidier', based on Latin 'ex-' (out) and 'viduare' (to deprive). The adjectival suffix '-ant' was added in modern psychological contexts to describe behavioral patterns characterized by evasion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Avoidant" is said worldwide
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évitant
Transliteration: é-vi-tɑ̃
"Il a une attitude évitante face au conflit."
vermeidend
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯dnt
"Sie zeigte ein vermeidendes Verhalten in stressigen Situationen."
evitante
Transliteration: eviˈtante
"Il suo stile di attaccamento è di tipo evitante."
evitativo
Transliteration: e.βiˈta.ti.βo
"Mostró un comportamiento evitativo durante la discusión."
evitativo
Transliteration: e.vi.taˈtʃi.vu
"Ele tem um perfil de apego evitativo."
बचाव करने वाला
Transliteration: bachāv karne vālā
"उसका व्यवहार समस्याओं से बचाव करने वाला था।"
回避型
Transliteration: huí bì xíng
"他表现出回避型的依恋风格。"
회피형의
Transliteration: hoepi-hyeong-ui
"그는 갈등 상황에서 회피형의 태도를 보였다."
回避性
Transliteration: kaihisei
"彼は人間関係において回避性愛着の傾向がある。"
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