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avoidance

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[uh-void-ns] / əˈvɔɪd ns /

noun

  1. the act of avoiding or keeping away from.

    the avoidance of scandal; the avoidance of one's neighbors.

  2. Law. a making void; annulment.

Other Word Forms

  • nonavoidance noun

Etymology

Origin of avoidance

1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French; avoid, -ance

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