His avoidant tendencies led him to isolate himself.
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Avoidant
//əˈvɔɪdənt//
Synonyms for "avoidant" (2 found)
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5 translations across 3 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀποφευκτικός adj (exhibiting avoidance)
Greek
1 entries- αποφευκτικός adj (exhibiting avoidance)
Spanish
3 entries- evitador adj (exhibiting avoidance)
- evitante adj (exhibiting avoidance)
- evitativo adj (exhibiting avoidance)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
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,
Source: wiktionary
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[…]
Source: wiktionary
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