avoidant
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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For her, the song gave voice to both sides of avoidant attachment: the fear that can make love feel unbearable, and the confusion felt by the partner left behind.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Now her Reddit comment history is full of replies to posts about infant loss and avoidant partners, offering advice, support, and stories of her own experience.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
And I’m sorry that your ex’s choice to be avoidant is only making what I imagine to be a painful process that much more excruciating and drawn out.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 9, 2026
These comparisons aren’t exactly nuanced but they are stark and, for most of the film, Franco just asks us to watch them move together and apart, in a strange, avoidant pas de deux.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
When they said I had avoidant personality disorder, she told them I just hadn’t learned to be comfortable in my own skin.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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