Avoidant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈvɔɪdənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Avoidant is an adjective meaning Exhibiting avoidance; avoiding something.
Meaning
Exhibiting avoidance; avoiding something.
More Meanings
- A person who exhibits avoidance.
Example Sentences
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[…]
Word Forms
- avoidants
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abient, noncommittal, aloof, head-in-the-sand, recondite, headshy.
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