Word: Avoidance
How to pronounce: əˈvɔɪdəns
Noun
Definitions:
1. The action of keeping away from or not doing something.
Example sentences: "One third of cancer deaths could be prevented by avoidance of smoking"
2. The action of repudiating, nullifying, or rendering void a decree or contract.
Example sentences: "Insurance underwriters could not rely on non-disclosure to justify avoidance of the contract"
Synonyms:
prevent
escape
prevention
termination
rescission
abrogation
abatement
cancellation
invalidation
nullification
evasion
ducking
annulment
dissolution
repeal
Derivations:
avoiding
avoided
avoidable
avoid
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Avoidance in Other Languages...
Spanish: Evitación
German: Vermeidung
French: évitement
Italian: Evasione
Turkish: Kaçınma
