Avoidance
noun
The act of keeping away from or not doing something.
Her avoidance of her homework resulted in a low grade.
Often appears as...
- tactical avoidance
- avoidance behaviors
noun
A way to not pay as much tax.
Tax avoidance is a major problem for many governments.
Often appears as...
- tax avoidance
- avoidance scheme
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
noun
The act of preventing something from happening.
The captain's quick thinking led to the avoidance of a disaster at sea.
Often appears as...
- avoidance of disaster
- conflict avoidance
noun
The act of staying away from people.
Her avoidance of social situations was due to her severe anxiety.
Often appears as...
- social avoidance
- avoidance of interaction
noun
The act of keeping away from or not doing something.
Her avoidance of her homework resulted in a low grade.
Often appears as...
- tactical avoidance
- avoidance behaviors
noun
A way to not pay as much tax.
Tax avoidance is a major problem for many governments.
Often appears as...
- tax avoidance
- avoidance scheme
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
noun
The act of preventing something from happening.
The captain's quick thinking led to the avoidance of a disaster at sea.
Often appears as...
- avoidance of disaster
- conflict avoidance
noun
The act of staying away from people.
Her avoidance of social situations was due to her severe anxiety.
Often appears as...
- social avoidance
- avoidance of interaction
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Active Choice
Avoidance implies a decision to steer clear of something, it's not accidental.
He showed avoidance of discussions about his future.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Connotation
Avoidance often suggests a lack of responsibility or confrontation.
She faced criticism for her avoidance of difficult questions.
Pro Tip 1/2Active Choice
Avoidance implies a decision to steer clear of something, it's not accidental.
He showed avoidance of discussions about his future.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Connotation
Avoidance often suggests a lack of responsibility or confrontation.
She faced criticism for her avoidance of difficult questions.
Pro Tip 1/2Active Choice
Avoidance implies a decision to steer clear of something, it's not accidental.
He showed avoidance of discussions about his future.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Connotation
Avoidance often suggests a lack of responsibility or confrontation.
She faced criticism for her avoidance of difficult questions.
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How we can make crops...
They tend to be small, very attractive, but they hold onto their water at such great cost that they grow extremely slowly. Examples of avoidance of water loss are found in trees and shrubs. They send down very deep roots, mine subterranean water supplies and just keep flushing it through them at all times,
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Creating globally minded...
tying curriculum to involvement in real world applications research from the national site for service-learning information shows a strong relationship between service-learning and respect for diversity self-confidence collaborative skills avoidance of risky behaviors and resilience after exposure to
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Nicolas Perony: Puppies!...
on what this means for the whole species. When the dominant female gives way to a subordinate, it's not out of courtesy. In fact, the dominant female is extremely important for the cohesion of the group. If she dies on the road, the whole group is at risk. So this behavior of risk avoidance
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Robert A. Belle: The...
and her fear of losing relationships. She went on to tell me that she was afraid of committing to anyone because she didn't want to get hurt. She expressed that she had not been close to anyone in over seven years because she feared failure. And maybe she might have an avoidance strategy
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Grammar's great divide:...
The argument over the Oxford comma has raised such strong passions over the years that a sort of truce has been reached. The common wisdom is that its use is optional, and depends on whether it will help to avoid confusion. For one thing, you're supposed to keep your use or avoidance
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How climate change...
like conflict avoidance, helplessness and resignation, are growing. This means that our conscious and unconscious mental processes are holding us back from identifying the causes of the problem for what they are, working on solutions and fostering our own psychological resilience,
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How to be your best self...
makes the wholeness of life and it's so often in our narratives in society we talk about you know focusing on success and being positive all the time and goal-setting and you know there's this whole even even our avoidance that we have really I think at a very broad
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The voices in my head PIPE...
Which I actually did, and which needless to say did not endear me to the faculty. In effect, a vicious cycle of fear, avoidance, mistrust and misunderstanding had been established, and this was a battle in which I felt powerless
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Growly Chihuahua PIPE...
not so far if he can't fight he will flight but he has never surrender you know this is not avoidance he's not avoiding you know he's actually facing the situation yeah I was amazed to see
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A burial practice that...
you will have all the help in the world in that avoidance from the funeral industry. It's a multi-billion-dollar industry, and its economic model is based on the principle
Video examples
How we can make crops...
They tend to be small, very attractive, but they hold onto their water at such great cost that they grow extremely slowly. Examples of avoidance of water loss are found in trees and shrubs. They send down very deep roots, mine subterranean water supplies and just keep flushing it through them at all times,
Video examples
Creating globally minded...
tying curriculum to involvement in real world applications research from the national site for service-learning information shows a strong relationship between service-learning and respect for diversity self-confidence collaborative skills avoidance of risky behaviors and resilience after exposure to
Video examples
Nicolas Perony: Puppies!...
on what this means for the whole species. When the dominant female gives way to a subordinate, it's not out of courtesy. In fact, the dominant female is extremely important for the cohesion of the group. If she dies on the road, the whole group is at risk. So this behavior of risk avoidance
Video examples
Robert A. Belle: The...
and her fear of losing relationships. She went on to tell me that she was afraid of committing to anyone because she didn't want to get hurt. She expressed that she had not been close to anyone in over seven years because she feared failure. And maybe she might have an avoidance strategy
Video examples
Grammar's great divide:...
The argument over the Oxford comma has raised such strong passions over the years that a sort of truce has been reached. The common wisdom is that its use is optional, and depends on whether it will help to avoid confusion. For one thing, you're supposed to keep your use or avoidance
Video examples
How climate change...
like conflict avoidance, helplessness and resignation, are growing. This means that our conscious and unconscious mental processes are holding us back from identifying the causes of the problem for what they are, working on solutions and fostering our own psychological resilience,
Video examples
How to be your best self...
makes the wholeness of life and it's so often in our narratives in society we talk about you know focusing on success and being positive all the time and goal-setting and you know there's this whole even even our avoidance that we have really I think at a very broad
Video examples
The voices in my head PIPE...
Which I actually did, and which needless to say did not endear me to the faculty. In effect, a vicious cycle of fear, avoidance, mistrust and misunderstanding had been established, and this was a battle in which I felt powerless
Video examples
Growly Chihuahua PIPE...
not so far if he can't fight he will flight but he has never surrender you know this is not avoidance he's not avoiding you know he's actually facing the situation yeah I was amazed to see
Video examples
A burial practice that...
you will have all the help in the world in that avoidance from the funeral industry. It's a multi-billion-dollar industry, and its economic model is based on the principle
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Martha Beck
American Author
When fear makes your choices for you, no security measures on earth will keep the things you dread from finding you. But if you can avoid avoidance - if you can choose to embrace experiences out of passion, enthusiasm, and a readiness to feel whatever arises - then nothing, nothing in all this dangerous world, can keep you from being safe.
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Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
When I was younger, I was terrified to express anger because it would often kick-start a horrible reaction in the men in my life. So I bit my tongue. I was left to painstakingly deal with the aftermath of my avoidance later in life, in therapy or through the lyrics of my songs.
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Cyril Connolly
English Journalist
There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union. The avoidance of this pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives.
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George C. Williams
American Scientist
Job's avoidance of rebellion against God has nothing to do with God being good or wise or anything like that; it's strictly because God is so powerful, and you don't fight something when you are so much weaker than that which you would fight.
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Amy Morin
American Author
While ignoring your bad habits may help you feel good initially, that avoidance will eventually catch up to you. When you don't address the unproductive and unhealthy things you're doing alongside your good habits, you'll stagnate.
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Ramy Youssef
American Comedian
I think so much of real life is this avoidance of getting into the not knowing. So much of my life, I've been running from just admitting that I don't know.
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Daniel Craig
English Actor
At some point, life starts to pass you by and becomes about avoidance. I want to stay clear from that situation, because I don't like that.
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William Glasser
American Psychologist
To counter the avoidance of intellectual challenge and responsibility, we must reduce the domination of certainty in education.
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Thomas Hardy
English Novelist
A resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far advanced as to make avoidance impossible.
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Rutger Bregman
Dutch Historian
Almost no one raises the real issue of tax avoidance, right? And of the rich just not paying their fair share.
Quote examples
Martha Beck
American Author
When fear makes your choices for you, no security measures on earth will keep the things you dread from finding you. But if you can avoid avoidance - if you can choose to embrace experiences out of passion, enthusiasm, and a readiness to feel whatever arises - then nothing, nothing in all this dangerous world, can keep you from being safe.
Quote examples
Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
When I was younger, I was terrified to express anger because it would often kick-start a horrible reaction in the men in my life. So I bit my tongue. I was left to painstakingly deal with the aftermath of my avoidance later in life, in therapy or through the lyrics of my songs.
Quote examples
Cyril Connolly
English Journalist
There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union. The avoidance of this pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives.
Quote examples
George C. Williams
American Scientist
Job's avoidance of rebellion against God has nothing to do with God being good or wise or anything like that; it's strictly because God is so powerful, and you don't fight something when you are so much weaker than that which you would fight.
Quote examples
Amy Morin
American Author
While ignoring your bad habits may help you feel good initially, that avoidance will eventually catch up to you. When you don't address the unproductive and unhealthy things you're doing alongside your good habits, you'll stagnate.
Quote examples
Ramy Youssef
American Comedian
I think so much of real life is this avoidance of getting into the not knowing. So much of my life, I've been running from just admitting that I don't know.
Quote examples
Daniel Craig
English Actor
At some point, life starts to pass you by and becomes about avoidance. I want to stay clear from that situation, because I don't like that.
Quote examples
William Glasser
American Psychologist
To counter the avoidance of intellectual challenge and responsibility, we must reduce the domination of certainty in education.
Quote examples
Thomas Hardy
English Novelist
A resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far advanced as to make avoidance impossible.
Quote examples
Rutger Bregman
Dutch Historian
Almost no one raises the real issue of tax avoidance, right? And of the rich just not paying their fair share.
Example 1 of 10
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