Averted
/əˈvɝtɪd/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of avert form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Turned away, especially as an expression of feeling.
"It will not come as a surprise that Paul experiences much oppositional, averted anger, which is partly an adequate answer to the intrusions he has experienced and partly makes[…]"
- 2 Turned or directed away (from something). also
"[...] : for Mompelgard, two barbels endorsed with tails averted, in a field gules : for Heydenheim, a Saracen's head, with a kind of hussar's cap gules[…]"
Antonyms
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More examples"A catastrophe has been averted."