avoidant

/ əˈvɔɪdənt /

adjective

1. (of behaviour) demonstrating a tendency to avoid intimacy or interaction with others

Example Sentences

Now, Trier has written his muse another showcase, “Sentimental Value,” where Reinsve plays an emotionally avoidant theater actor who bounces along in pretty much the same bittersweet key.

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Richter’s appeal is amply established, but statistically speaking, few expected the confessed dance avoidant to make it this far.

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That might contribute to avoidant behaviours, as the individual is not sitting with how they actually feel.

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“It’s about people who’ve got an avoidant attachment style.”

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I had inherited her avoidant tendencies and that urge to pull away, to run.

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