avoidance

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This avoidance is a "frightened, numb denial and deception."

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  1. noun The act of shunning or avoiding.
  2. noun Law An annulment.

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  • This avoidance is a "frightened, numb denial and deception." —  Experimental Theology
  • I am proud of my church that we profoundly abhor the use of slavery as a form of salary-avoidance, which is crystal-clear after reading our elegant support of the —  The Kraalspace
  • The motivation for the avoidance is fear of social censure, not veneration of past glory. —  A Theory of Ice
  • But the line is fuzzy between tax avoidance, which is legal, and tax evasion, which is not, says RAND: —  NCPA | Daily Policy Digest
  • It seems even more so now after weeks of her media avoidance, as well as the disappointing results of her few high-profile interviews. —  Propeller Most Popular Stories
 

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Etymologies (1)

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  1. from Middle English avoidaunce, avoidans; from avoid + -ance.
 

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/əˈvɔɪdəns/
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