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avoidance

noun [U]
 
 
/əˈvɔɪ.dəns/

Definition

the act of avoiding something or someone: The avoidance of injury is critical to a professional athlete.Avoiding actionLaziness and lazy peopleMoving in order to avoid contactDigressing and being indirect or evasive
(Definition of avoidance noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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