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# avoidance

«avoidance» in Mova's school dictionary: **The act of keeping away from something or not doing…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (avoidance, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

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

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «avoidance» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avoidance/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.