avoidantly

əˈvɔɪdəntli

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Definition of avoidantly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

avoidance

Rare

in a way that avoids or shuns something

Rare

He acted avoidantly in social situations.

evasively

evading interaction

Rare

in a way that evades interaction

Rare

She avoidantly stayed in her room during the party.

elusively

evasively

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avoidantly attached

adj.

having difficulty forming close relationships

She is avoidantly attached and struggles with intimacy.

Origin of avoidantly

Latin, avoidare (to avoid) + -ly (adverbial suffix)

Examples of avoidantly in a sentence

They avoidantly ignored the warnings.
He avoidantly walked away when approached by the group.
They avoidantly skipped the meeting to dodge questions.

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French:de manière évitante, en évitant les autres, ...
German:vermeidend, ...
Italian:in modo evitante, evasivamente, ...
Spanish:evasivamente, elusivamente, ...
Portuguese:evitativamente, ...
Chinese:回避地, 逃避地, ...
Japanese:避けるように, ...
Arabic:بِطَريقة تَجَنُّبِيّة, بتجنب, ...
Hebrew:בְּהִמָּנְעוּת, בְּאֹפֶן מִתְחַמֵּק, ...
Russian:уклончиво, ...
Ukrainian:уникаючи, ухильно, ...
Hindi:बचते हुए, परिहारक रूप से, ...
Bengali:বিচ্ছিন্নভাবে, এড়িয়ে যাওয়ার ভঙ্গিতে, ...
Catalan:evitant, eludint, ...
Czech:vyhýbavě, tak, aby se vyhnula kontaktu s ostatními, ...
Danish:undvigende, ...
Dutch:vermijdend, ontwijkend, ...
Greek:αποφευκτικά, αποφεύγοντας, ...
Hungarian:elkerülően, az érintkezést kerülve, ...
Khmer:ដោយគេចវេះ, ដោយគេចវេះពីការប្រាស្រ័យទាក់ទង, ...
Korean:회피적으로, 피하는 태도로, ...
Persian:اجتناب‌گرایانه, به‌طور اجتنابی, ...
Polish:stroniąco, unikając, ...
Portuguese (BR):evitativamente, ...
Romanian:evitant, evitând interacțiunile, ...
Swedish:undvikande, flyktigt, ...
Thai:หลีกเลี่ยง, อย่างหลีกเลี่ยง, ...
Turkish:kaçınarak, ...
Vietnamese:tránh né, một cách tránh né, ...

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