Associations to the word «Avoidance»

Wiktionary

AVOIDANCE, noun. The act of annulling; annulment.
AVOIDANCE, noun. 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.
AVOIDANCE, noun. A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.
AVOIDANCE, noun. The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
AVOIDANCE, noun. Any thing that is to be avoided
AVOIDANCE, noun. The courts by which anything is carried off.

Dictionary definition

AVOIDANCE, noun. Deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca