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1
the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable
- her congenital avoidance of conflict makes talking about problems with her difficult
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2
the doing away with something by formal action
- plans to petition the court for an avoidance of the prenuptial agreement
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“Avoidance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avoidance. Accessed 27 Jul. 2021.
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