avoidant

English

Etymology

avoid +‎ -ant

Adjective

avoidant (comparative more avoidant, superlative most avoidant)

  1. Exhibiting avoidance

Derived terms

Noun

avoidant (plural avoidants)

  1. A person who exhibits avoidance.
    • 2011, Samuel Barondes, Making Sense of People, page 46:
      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 […]
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