avoidance

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of staying away from something or someone.

  - "He avoided eye contact with his ex-girlfriend."
  - "The patient was advised to avoid certain foods during recovery."

• Noun

  Preventing or escaping a dangerous, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.

  - "His quick thinking allowed him to make an avoidance maneuver on the highway."
  - "The politician's team worked hard to create an avoidance strategy for difficult questions during interviews."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with avoidance
avoid , joined , toyed , destroyed , alloyed , annoyed , employed , enjoined , applied , denied , obeyed , conveyed , decayed , arrayed , weigh , veiled , revealed , healed , wielded , concealed , revealed , appealed , revealed , sealed , revealed , revealed , unsealed , concealed , appealed , revealed , concealed , concealed , concealed , concealed , concealed , concealed , concealed , concealed

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Homophones

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1. Avoidance (en) : Act of staying away
   

2. Avoidance (en) : A psychiatric term for not addressing an issue
   

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Variants

List of all variants of avoidance that leads to same result
avoidance , avoidances

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Forms

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avoids, avoiding, avoided

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Etymology

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Old French 'avoider', from 'avoir' meaning 'to have' + 'void' meaning 'empty'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the term 'avoidance behavior' was first used in psychology in the 1940s?

2. The longest word in the English language with the letter sequence 'avoid' is 'unavoidably'.

3. In some cultures, it is considered good luck to avoid certain actions or objects on certain days to bring about good fortune.

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Related Concepts

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1. Procrastination: Both avoidance and procrastination involve delaying or postponing actions, but avoidance often implies staying away from a situation entirely, while procrastination focuses on putting off specific tasks.

2. Denial: A psychological term for refusing to acknowledge or accept reality, which can be related to avoidance as both involve avoiding uncomfortable truths.

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Culture

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In literature, 'avoidance' is often used as a theme in works that explore the consequences of avoiding difficult situations or people. For example, in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee, Scout's father, Atticus Finch, teaches her the importance of standing up for what is right despite the potential consequences.

How to Memorize "avoidance"

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2. associate
   

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic device such as 'Avoid an Avoidable Avoidance' to help remember the meaning and spelling of the word.

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