Found 3 items, similar to Avoidance.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: avoidance pengelakan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: avoidance avoidance n : deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening [syn: turning away, shunning, dodging]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Avoidance Avoidance \A*void"ance\, n. 1. The act of annulling; annulment. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. [1913 Webster] Wolsey, . . . on every avoidance of St. Peter's chair, was sitting down therein, when suddenly some one or other clapped in before him. --Fuller. [1913 Webster] 3. A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal. [1913 Webster] 4. The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of. “The avoidance of pain.” --Beattie. [1913 Webster] 5. The courts by which anything is carried off. [1913 Webster] Avoidances and drainings of water. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]