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A resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far advanced as to make avoidance impossible.
Thomas Hardy

Meaning of "avoidance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AVOIDANCE

avoidance  [əˈvɔɪdəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AVOIDANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Avoidance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AVOIDANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Avoidance

Avoidance may refer to: ▪ Avoidance, a 2002 novel by Michael Lowenthal ▪ Avoidance coping, a kind of generally maladaptive coping ▪ Avoidant personality disorder, a personality disorder recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ▪ Conflict avoidance, a controversial method of dealing with conflict ▪ Australian Aboriginal avoidance practices, relationships in traditional Aboriginal society where certain people were required to avoid others in their family or clan...

Definition of avoidance in the English dictionary

The first definition of avoidance in the dictionary is the act of keeping away from or preventing from happening. Other definition of avoidance is the act of annulling or making void. Avoidance is also the countering of an opponent's plea with fresh evidence.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AVOIDANCE


abidance
əˈbaɪdəns
accidence
ˈæksɪdəns
cadence
ˈkeɪdəns
coincidence
kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns
confidence
ˈkɒnfɪdəns
diffidence
ˈdɪfɪdəns
dissidence
ˈdɪsɪdəns
evidence
ˈɛvɪdəns
guidance
ˈɡaɪdəns
improvidence
ɪmˈprɒvɪdəns
incidence
ˈɪnsɪdəns
misguidance
ˌmɪsˈɡaɪdəns
overconfidence
ˌəʊvəˈkɒnfɪdəns
precedence
ˈprɛsɪdəns
providence
ˈprɒvɪdəns
residence
ˈrɛzɪdəns
riddance
ˈrɪdəns
self-evidence
ˌsɛlfˈɛvɪdəns
subsidence
səbˈsaɪdəns
voidance
ˈvɔɪdəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AVOIDANCE

avodire
Avogadro
Avogadro constant
Avogadro´s constant
Avogadro´s hypothesis
Avogadro´s law
Avogadro´s number
avoid
avoidable
avoidably
avoidant
avoider
avoirdupois
avoirdupois pound
avoirdupois weight
avoision
Avon
avoset
avouch
avouchable

WORDS THAT END LIKE AVOIDANCE

abondance
abundance
accordance
advance
attendance
belly dance
break dance
break-dance
child guidance
concordance
dance
dependance
folk dance
folk-dance
impedance
old-time dance
overabundance
school attendance
sun dance
tendance
war dance

Synonyms and antonyms of avoidance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AVOIDANCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «avoidance» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of avoidance

Translation of «avoidance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AVOIDANCE

Find out the translation of avoidance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of avoidance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «avoidance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

避免
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

evasión
570 millions of speakers

English

avoidance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परिहार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تجنب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

избегание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

evitação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিহার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fait d´éviter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengelakkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vermeidung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

避けること
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

회피
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyegah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tránh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவிர்த்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टाळणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaçınma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

l´evitare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

unikanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

избегание
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

evitare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποφυγή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vermyding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

undvikande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unngåelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of avoidance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AVOIDANCE»

The term «avoidance» is very widely used and occupies the 21.770 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AVOIDANCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «avoidance» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «avoidance» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about avoidance

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10 QUOTES WITH «AVOIDANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word avoidance.
1
Karl Abraham
Both dreams and neurotic dream-states have as their function the avoidance of displeasure, but the dream-states also serve to provide a positive pleasure gain.
2
Bob Balaban
I'm from the Midwest, and I loved my family. I had a very good time as a child, but I was also - I have a theory about Jews growing up in the Midwest, that there is an ultimately sort of wonderful avoidance of a lot of things, and a great acceptance of whatever is happening.
3
Charles M. Blow
America is not static. America is striving. And sometimes, America requires critique. Jingoism is an avoidance of realism. You can simultaneously love and be disappointed in the object of your love, wanting it to be better than it is. In fact, that is a measure of love. Honest critique is a pillar of patriotism.
4
Cyril Connolly
There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union. The avoidance of this pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives.
5
Anthony Foxx
The whole idea that vehicles in the future will communicate with each other is a really big deal. It's a big deal for safety... and it's an opportunity to engage the automobile in the work of ensuring collision avoidance.
6
Thomas Hardy
The resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far advanced as to make avoidance impossible.
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Thomas Hardy
A resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far advanced as to make avoidance impossible.
8
Denis Healey
The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall.
9
Seamus Heaney
At home in Ireland, there's a habit of avoidance, an ironical attitude towards the authority figure.
10
John Maynard Keynes
The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AVOIDANCE»

Discover the use of avoidance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to avoidance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Avoidance: a novel
Jeremy Stull, a Harvard student, studies a Amish family's sense of community and exile and compares it to his own lifestyle as a camper and counselor at a Vermont summer camp.
Michael Lowenthal, 2002
2
Procrastination and Task Avoidance: Theory, Research, and ...
The present volume reflects this effort. It was a labor of love to read this scholarly, timely book-the first of its kind on the topic.
‎1995
3
Tax Avoidance and Anti-avoidance Measures in Major ...
This book focuses on the issues of tax avoidance, as well as on measures designed to combat it, in China, India, Brazil, and Mexico, with a focus on China.
Phyllis Lai Lan Mo, 2003
4
Handbook of Approach and Avoidance Motivation
This volume is designed to illustrate and highlight the central importance of this distinction, to serve as a one-stop resource for scholars working in this area, and to facilitate integration among researchers and theorists with an ...
Andrew J. Elliot, 2013
5
Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance
This is a book for everyone who hikes, camps, or visits bear country – and for anyone who wants to know more about these sometimes fearsome but always fascinating wild creatures. From the Hardcover edition.
Stephen Herrero, 2012
6
Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome in ...
This straightforward guide offers a complete overview of Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome (PDA) and gives practical advice for overcoming the difficulties it poses in a wide range of contexts from diagnosis through to adulthood.
Phil Christie, Margo Duncan, Ruth Fidler, 2011
7
A Guide to the Collision Avoidance Rules
This seventh edition includes the full text of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, with practical discussion of the implications of the rules included alongside all updates seen over the years, including the most ...
A. N. Cockcroft, J. N. F. Lameijer, 2011
8
Desire and Avoidance in Art: Pablo Picasso, Hans Bellmer, ...
Brink introduces the scheme of personality formation - as found in the work on infant and child development of John Bowlby, Mary Ainsworth, Mary Main, Patricia Crittenden, Allen N. Schore, and others - to explore a new venture in ...
Andrew Brink, 2007
9
Heavy Weather Avoidance and Route Design: Concepts and ...
In Heavy Weather Avoidance, Chen and Chesneau merge the seamanship of a master mariner and the forecast expertise of a senior meteorologist, providing readers with double-barrel exposure to what actually goes on in the atmosphere and on the ...
Ma-Li Chen, Mike Ma-Li Chen, Lee S. Chesneau, 2008
10
Geological Hazards: Their Assessment, Avoidance and Mitigation
Geological Hazards is the first book to consider both natural and man-made disasters in a single volume. All major geological hazards are examined.
Fred G. Bell, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AVOIDANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term avoidance is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Driven By Innovation At The Connecticut Science Center
Safety technologies have come a long way since the first automobile, and the latest in crash avoidance — smart headlights, warning systems ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
2
Corporate tax avoidance costs Africa dearly
A UN study says multinational corporate tax avoidance costs developing countries a total of 100 billion euros. A course at Berlin's School of Economics and Law ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
3
Snake avoidance clinic offered for dogs in Bozeman
A rattlesnake avoidance clinic, open to all breeds of dogs, will be offered on July 11 starting at 9:30 a.m. at True Grit Brits Kennel near Bozeman ... «Billings Gazette, Jul 15»
4
Strike avoidance the right outcome, says Tata
Hundreds of workers at the firm's Rotherham plant were set to walk out last week before new proposals were brought forward. «Rotherham Advertiser, Jul 15»
5
Caffe Nero accused of tax avoidance over milk boycott
CLEETHORPES MP Martin Vickers has described Caffe Nero's decision to boycott using cows milk from farms in the badger cull zone, ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Jul 15»
6
Big pharma​ bosses front up to Senate inquiry into corporate tax …
... bosses front up to Senate inquiry into corporate tax avoidance ... said the senate had heard evidence of the tax avoidance ploys of big mining ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
7
A GOP Disaster Avoidance Plan
With Governor Christie's splash in the pool, the population pining to be POTUS is now large enough to hold a special Republican Primary: only ... «Town Hall, Jul 15»
8
India and Mauritius Reach Consensus On Double Taxation …
Mauritius and India have reached consensus in the conclusion of the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) which has been long ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
9
Work Avoidance Wednesday: Snow Bros.
Phew, it's cold! I'm heading straight back to bed as soon as I'm done with work. Problem is, that's many hours away still… OR IS IT? Of course ... «Lazygamer, Jul 15»
10
Helicopter Night Obstacle-Avoidance Accident
"Helicopter Night Obstacle-Avoidance Accident" is part of our premium online subscription to BCA. Current Business & Commercial Aviation ... «Aviation Week, Jun 15»

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