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Pronunciation / Transliteration: e-bi-ta-syon
"La evitación del peligro requirió una acción rápida."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act or state of averting, turning away, or preventing something undesirable.
"The diplomat's swift intervention ensured the successful avertance of a major international crisis." - 2
A psychological or instinctive withdrawal or avoidance response toward a negative stimulus.
"Her immediate gaze aversion was a clear sign of avertance from the uncomfortable topic."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'avert', stemming from Latin 'avertere' (to turn away from; 'ab-' away + 'vertere' to turn), combined with the nominal suffix '-ance' denoting state or action. It entered technical and formal English usage in the 19th century to describe the psychological or behavioral act of turning away or deterring.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Avertance" is said worldwide
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évitement
Transliteration: evitman
"L'évitement du conflit était sa priorité absolue."
Abwendung
Transliteration: ap-ven-dung
"Die Abwendung der Gefahr gelang in letzter Sekunde."
scongiuramento
Transliteration: skon-jura-men-to
"Il scongiuramento della crisi ha salvato l'economia."
evitación
Transliteration: e-bi-ta-syon
"La evitación del peligro requirió una acción rápida."
evitação
Transliteration: e-vi-ta-são
"A evitação de conflitos é essencial para a paz."
नवारण
Transliteration: nawaran
"संकट का नवारण समय पर किया गया।"
避免
Transliteration: bìmiǎn
"这次协商成功避免了一场冲突。"
방지
Transliteration: bang-ji
"위험의 방지가 가장 중요합니다."
回避
Transliteration: kaihi
"最悪の事態の回避に成功した。"
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