avoidance n : deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening [syn: turning away, shunning, dodging]

English

Noun

1. The act of annulling; annulment.
2. 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. A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.
4. The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
5. The courts by which anything is carried off.

Translations

• Finnish: välttäminen (4), karttaminen (4)
• German: Vermeidung (4)

Avoidance may refer to

• Avoidance (novel)
• avoidance behavior
• conflict avoidance
• procrastination
• Australian Aboriginal avoidance practices

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