You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
avoidance, turning away, shunning, dodging
(noun) deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• minced oath
• vadocaine
Source: Wiktionary
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
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.