Avoidant

//əˈvɔɪdənt// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A person who exhibits avoidance.
"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[…]"
2
A person who exhibits avoidance.; A person who exhibits a dismissive-avoidant or fearful-avoidant attachment style.

Adjective

1
Exhibiting avoidance; avoiding something.
"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,"

Synonyms

Example

"His avoidant tendencies led him to isolate himself."

Etymology

From avoid + -ant.

Related phrases

avoidant personality avoidant personality disorder cold avoidant cold-avoidant conflicted avoidant exploitable avoidant exploitable-avoidant hypersensitive avoidant phobic avoidant self-deserting avoidant

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