What does avoidant mean?
Avoidant means Exhibiting avoidance; avoiding something..
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/əˈvɔɪdənt/ · adjective
Exhibiting avoidance; avoiding something..
Then as the cranes, that to Riphæan mountains Might fly in part, and part towards the sands, These of the frost, those of the sun avoidant, One folk is going, and the other coming,
But unlike schizoids, with whom they are sometimes confused, avoidants are actually eager to socialize. The reason they hang back is their worry that they are personally unappealing[…]
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Avoidant means Exhibiting avoidance; avoiding something..
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Then as the cranes, that to Riphæan mountains Might fly in part, and part towards the sands, These of the frost, those of the sun avoidant, One folk is going, and the other coming,
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