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noun
Deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening.
synonyms: avoidance, dodging, shunning.
is a specific kind of: rejection.
is a broader term that covers: aversion, averting | escape | near thing.
derivation: circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt | avoid | eschew, shun.
Dutch: vermijden, vermijdingPolish: stronienie, unikanie
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