Defenition of the word averting

• Defenition of the word averting

  • the act of turning away; "averting her gaze means that she must be angry with me"
  • the act of preventing something from occurring; "averting danger was his responsibility"
  • the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry"
  • the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away
  • the act of preventing something from occurring

Synonyms for the word averting

• • aversion
  • avoidance
  • forestalling
  • prevention

Similar words in the averting

• • averting

Hypernyms for the word averting

• • avoidance
  • bar
  • dodging
  • prevention
  • shunning
  • turning away

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