Definition of "avoidance" []

• The act of shunning or avoiding. (noun)
• Law An annulment. (noun)

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• "I wonder if maybe my tactic in avoidance is what’s keeping me from being hired somewhere, no matter how much passion or persuasion and good writing I put into my cover letter."
• "If total avoidance is impossible, make plans to come as close as you can to the goal of total avoidance."
• "The problem with this attitude of avoidance is that it is antagonist behavior ... not protagonist behavior."