Avoidance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐvˈɔɪdəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐvˈɔɪdəns/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæɾᵻd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

turning away shunning dodging

Word Forms

avoid	verb	stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
shun	verb	avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
dodge	verb	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vermeidung

absichtlich vermeiden; davon fernhalten oder verhindern, dass etwas passiert

🇫🇷French

évitement

éviter délibérément ; s'éloigner ou empêcher que cela se produise

🇪🇸Spanish

evitación

evitando deliberadamente; mantener alejado o prevenir que suceda

🇮🇹Italian

evitamento

evitare deliberatamente; allontanare o impedire che accada

🇳🇱Dutch

vermijding

opzettelijk vermijden; voorkomen of voorkomen dat iets gebeurt

🇵🇹Portuguese

evitação

evitando deliberadamente; afastar ou impedir que aconteça

🇷🇺Russian

избегание

намеренное избегание; держаться подальше или предотвращать происходящее

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिहार

जानबूझकर टालना; दूर रखना या घटित होने से रोकना

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিহার

ইচ্ছাকৃতভাবে এড়ানো; দূরে রাখা বা ঘটতে বাধা দেওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

தவிர்த்தல்

வேண்டுமென்றே தவிர்ப்பது; விலகி இருப்பது அல்லது நடக்காமல் தடுப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎగవేత

ఉద్దేశపూర్వకంగా తప్పించుకోవడం; దూరంగా ఉంచడం లేదా జరగకుండా నిరోధించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

टाळणे

जाणूनबुजून टाळणे; होण्यापासून दूर ठेवणे किंवा रोखणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિવારણ

ઇરાદાપૂર્વક ટાળવું; દૂર રાખવું અથવા થતું અટકાવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಪ್ಪಿಸುವುದು

ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ತಪ್ಪಿಸುವುದು; ದೂರವಿಡುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಭವಿಸದಂತೆ ತಡೆಯುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴിവാക്കൽ

മനഃപൂർവം ഒഴിവാക്കുന്നു; സംഭവിക്കുന്നതിൽ നിന്ന് അകന്നുനിൽക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തടയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰਹੇਜ਼

ਜਾਣਬੁੱਝ ਕੇ ਬਚਣਾ; ਹੋਣ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਰ ਰੱਖਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਰੋਕਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اجتناب

جان بوجھ کر گریز کرنا؛ سے دور رکھنا یا ہونے سے روکنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

回避

故意回避；避免或防止发生

🇯🇵Japanese

回避

意図的に避ける。起こることから遠ざける、または防ぐ

🇰🇷Korean

기피

고의로 피함; 일어나는 일을 멀리하거나 방지하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tránh né

cố tình tránh né; tránh xa hoặc ngăn chặn xảy ra

🇹🇭Thai

การหลีกเลี่ยง

จงใจหลีกเลี่ยง; หลีกเลี่ยงหรือป้องกันไม่ให้เกิดขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

penghindaran

sengaja menghindari; menjauhi atau mencegah terjadinya

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-iwas

sadyang umiiwas; pag-iwas o pagpigil na mangyari

🇲🇾Malay

mengelak

sengaja mengelak; menjauhkan atau mencegah daripada berlaku

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجنب

تجنب عمدا؛ الابتعاد أو منع حدوثه

🇮🇷Persian

اجتناب

اجتناب عمدی؛ دور نگه داشتن یا جلوگیری از وقوع

🇹🇷Turkish

kaçınma

kasıtlı olarak kaçınmak; meydana gelen olaylardan uzak durmak veya önlemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

הימנעות

הימנעות מכוונת; להתרחק או למנוע מלהתרחש

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What is the primary definition of the word 'avoidance'?

The primary meaning of 'avoidance' is 'deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening'.

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Using 'avoidance' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'avoidance' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'avoidance' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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