"avoidance" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈvɔɪdəns/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-avoidance.wav Forms: avoidances [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English avoidaunce, from avoid + -ance. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|avoidaunce}} Middle English avoidaunce, {{af|en|avoid|-ance}} avoid + -ance Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} avoidance (usually uncountable, plural avoidances)
  1. The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (The act of avoiding or shunning): تَجَنُّب (tajannub) [masculine] (Arabic), избягване (izbjagvane) (Bulgarian), отбягване (otbjagvane) (Bulgarian), evitació [feminine] (Catalan), undgåelse [common-gender] (Danish), vermijden [neuter] (Dutch), välttäminen (Finnish), karttaminen (Finnish), évitement [masculine] (French), Vermeidung [feminine] (German), αποφυγή (apofygí) [feminine] (Greek), elkerülés (Hungarian), seachaint [feminine] (Irish), elusione [feminine] (Italian), prevenzione [feminine] (Italian), 回避 (kaihi) (Japanese), unngåelse [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), evasão [feminine] (Portuguese), evitação [feminine] (Portuguese), evitamento [masculine] (Portuguese), evitación [feminine] (Spanish), ukwepaji (Swahili), undvikande [neuter] (Swedish), osgoi [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-avoidance-en-noun-JY8V7NZB Disambiguation of 'The act of avoiding or shunning': 55 12 9 11 11 1
  2. (law, obsolete) The act of annulling; annulment. Tags: obsolete, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Law Translations (The act of annulling): отменяне (otmenjane) (Bulgarian), анулиране (anulirane) (Bulgarian), ακύρωση (akýrosi) [feminine] (Greek), annullamento [masculine] (Italian), 取り消し (torikeshi) (Japanese), 撤回 (tekkai) (Japanese), anulación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-avoidance-en-noun-AbJUormf Topics: law Disambiguation of 'The act of annulling': 12 51 11 13 12 1
  3. (obsolete) 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. Tags: obsolete, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-avoidance-en-noun-xRyVAHiF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ance, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 3 43 4 2 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ance: 6 7 36 6 6 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 5 55 4 4 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 5 43 3 3 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 46 2 2 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 4 5 51 5 4 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 5 51 5 4 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 5 5 51 5 4 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 3 3 61 3 3 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 6 7 45 5 6 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 5 51 5 4 30 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 6 46 5 5 32 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 5 49 5 5 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 6 6 48 5 5 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 4 4 45 21 3 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 5 51 5 4 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 5 50 4 4 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 4 5 50 4 4 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 5 6 49 6 5 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 4 4 42 22 3 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 4 51 3 4 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 5 5 49 4 5 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 4 5 52 5 4 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 6 6 46 5 5 32
  4. (obsolete) The act of dismissing a person. Tags: obsolete, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-avoidance-en-noun-~0scsF3W
  5. (obsolete) The act of quitting a position or benefice. Tags: obsolete, uncountable, usually Translations (A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.): оттегляне (ottegljane) (Bulgarian), касиране (kasirane) (Bulgarian), απομάκρυνση (apomákrynsi) [feminine] (Greek), rimozione [feminine] (Italian), evasión [feminine] (Spanish), abstinencia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-avoidance-en-noun-Kw9D~B0D Disambiguation of 'A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.': 6 7 15 23 37 11
  6. (obsolete) The course by which anything (especially water) is carried off. Tags: obsolete, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-avoidance-en-noun-brUsD0-8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ance, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 3 43 4 2 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ance: 6 7 36 6 6 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 5 43 3 3 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 46 2 2 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: avoidaunce [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "The act of avoiding or shunning",
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      "sense": "The act of avoiding or shunning",
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      "sense": "The act of avoiding or shunning",
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      "sense": "The act of annulling",
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