avoidance C1 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /əˈvɔɪdəns/ See IPA manual Freq #31742 Meanings 1 noun The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of. 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. 2 noun The course by which anything (especially water) is carried off. 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. 3 noun deliberately avoiding 4 noun The act of annulling; annulment. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of avoiding or... avoidanceblackballingblacklistingdiscommendationostracismostracizationpetalismshunning 3 noun · deliberately avoiding dodgingshunningturning away Word family Derived forms anti-avoidanceavoisionchemoavoidancenonavoidancephotoavoidance Common collocations tax avoidance Noun + noun Etymology From Middle English avoidaunce, from avoid + -ance. Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # avoidance **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈvɔɪdəns/ **Frequency rank:** 31742 ## Meanings 1. The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of. 2. The course by which anything (especially water) is carried off. 3. deliberately avoiding 4. The act of annulling; annulment. ## 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. ## Derived Forms - anti-avoidance - avoision - chemoavoidance - nonavoidance - photoavoidance ## Etymology From Middle English avoidaunce, from avoid + -ance. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown