avoidance
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
avoidance
- /əˈvɔɪdəns/
Where it comes from
From Middle English avoidaunce, from avoid + -ance.
noun avoidances · avoidaunce
-
The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
Similar: discommendation, shunning, silent treatment, avoidance, blackballing, blacklisting, ostracism, ostracization, petalism
- The act of annulling; annulment.
- 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.
- The act of dismissing a person.
- The act of quitting a position or benefice.
- The course by which anything (especially water) is carried off. In the Upper Gallery too I wish that there may be, if the Place will yield it, some Fountains running in divers Places from the Wall, with some fine Avoidances.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: shunning, turning away, dodging, avoid, avoiding, avert, prevent, preventive, disqualification, nullification, prevention, refrain, annulment, cancelled, abrogation, repeal
Translations
Every language
noun The act of avoiding or shunning
| Español | evitación |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 回避 kaihi |
| Kiswahili | ukwepaji |
| Português | evasão, evitação, evitamento |
| Français | évitement |
| Deutsch | Vermeidung |
| Italiano | elusione, prevenzione |
| Ελληνικά | αποφυγή apofygí |
| العربية | تَجَنُّب tajannub |
noun The act of annulling
| Español | anulación |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 取り消し torikeshi, 撤回 tekkai |
| Italiano | annullamento |
| Ελληνικά | ακύρωση akýrosi |
noun A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.
| Español | evasión, abstinencia |
|---|---|
| Italiano | rimozione |
| Ελληνικά | απομάκρυνση apomákrynsi |
Talk about this word "avoidance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/avoidance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. avoidance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/avoidance "avoidance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/avoidance.Cite this
@misc{avoidance_2026,
title = {avoidance},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/avoidance},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
