avoidance
noun
the act of avoiding or keeping away from.
avoidances
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pluralof avoidance.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In worry exposure the person is told to set a daily time to purposefully seat in a "worry chair" and think repeatedly about the thoughts that are anxiety provoking without engaging in distractions or avoidances.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2016
Superstitions are not free—rituals and avoidances cost an animal in terms of energy or lost opportunities.
From US News ● Jun. 8, 2011
Mr. Marsh's aspect, if anything, pleased her; she liked these avoidances of the commonplace.
From The Emancipated by George Gissing
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.
From The Essays of Francis Bacon by Francis Bacon
She wondered, and began to consider the recent days, searching their hours for those tiny incidents, those small reticences, avoidances, that to women are revelations.
From A Spirit in Prison by Robert Smythe Hichens
