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avoidant

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8 lettersPronunciation /əˈvɔɪdənt/Sorted aadinotvStarts with AEnds with T0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Exhibiting avoidance; avoiding something.

Word origin

From avoid + -ant.

Used in a sentence

  • 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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