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Meaning of Avoidance | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
əˈvɔɪdəns

Definitions

  1. The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
    uncountable, usually
  2. The act of annulling; annulment.
    obsolete, uncountable, usually
  3. 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.
    obsolete, uncountable, usually
  4. The act of dismissing a person.
    obsolete, uncountable, usually
  5. The act of quitting a position or benefice.
    obsolete, uncountable, usually
  6. The course by which anything (especially water) is carried off.
    obsolete, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Català evitació
Cymraeg osgoi
Dansk undgåelse
Deutsch Vermeidung
Français évitement
Gaeilge seachaint
Magyar elkerülés
Bahasa Indonesia penghindaran
日本語 取り消し 回避 撤回 敬遠 逃避
한국어 기피
Nederlands vermijden
Polski mimo-
Svenska undvikande
Kiswahili ukwepaji
ไทย เวรมณี
Türkçe içtinap

Examples

“At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.”
“In the Upper Gallery too I wish that there may be, if the Place will yield it, some Fountains running in divers Places from the Wall, with some fine Avoidances.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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