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# avoidance

noun (avoidance, uncountable)

«avoidance» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

The act of keeping away from something or not doing something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avoidance/#m1)

### In the lessons

In health and safety: avoidance of danger, avoidance of sugar. In science about animals: predator avoidance. In psychology: avoidance of things that make you nervous. Phrases: avoidance of, tax avoidance.

### Examples

- Avoidance of sugary drinks helps your teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avoidance/#x1)
- Fire safety is about the avoidance of risks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avoidance/#x2)
- His avoidance of homework got him into trouble. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avoidance/#x3)
- Zebras' stripes may help in predator avoidance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avoidance/#x4)
- Avoidance doesn't solve the problem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avoidance/#x5)
- Tax avoidance means using legal tricks to pay less tax. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avoidance/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Verb: avoid. Spelling: -ance, not -ence. Formal; everyday: keeping away from, staying away from.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «avoidance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avoidance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«avoidance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/avoidance.html) on Mova free.