AVOIDANCE

avoidance, turning away, shunning, dodging

(noun) deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

avoidance (usually uncountable, plural avoidances)

The act of annulling; annulment.

The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant; – specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.

A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.

The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.

Any thing that is to be avoided

The courts by which anything is carried off.

Coordinate terms

• minced oath

Anagrams

• vadocaine

Source: Wiktionary

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A*void"ance, n.

1. The act of annulling; annulment.

2. The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant; -- specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent. Wolsey, . . . on every avoidance of St. Peter's chair, was sitting down therein, when suddenly some one or other clapped in before him. Fuller.

3. A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.

4. The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of. "The avoidance of pain." Beattie.

5. The courts by which anything is carried off. Avoidances and drainings of water. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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