avoidantadj.

Brit.

/əˈvɔɪd(ə)nt/, U.S.

/əˈvɔɪd(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: avoid v., -ant suffix¹.

Etymology: < avoid v. + -ant suffix¹.

a. Characterized by or relating to avoidance (of something).

ΚΠ

1794 E. Williams Poems II. 232 There are three avoidant injunctions on the Bard: to avoid sloth..; to avoid contention..; and to avoid folly.

1817 J. Shackleton Poems of Ossian attempted in Eng. Verse II. 83 Cathmor, in the wood, Avoidant of the voice of praise, abode.

1895 Outing June 213/1 He had seemed avoidant, reticent, not his accustomed devoted and suitor-like self.

1899 Speaker 18 Nov. 174/2 A chronicle at once full, exhaustive and avoidant of redundancy.

1952 Land Econ. 28 86/1 58% of the housewives in one of the integrated projects..either have mixed, reserved, or avoidant feelings toward Negroes despite their close association.

1980 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 Apr. 405/3 This evasive—or at least avoidant—manoeuvre.

1994 J. M. Gottman What predicts Divorce? i. 27 The typical defensive statement is self-protective and avoidant of blame and responsibility.

b. With preceding word: characterized by avoidance of the thing specified.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [adjective] > that avoids or shuns

shunning1583

avoidant1942

1942 Appl. Anthropol. 1 iv. 2/1 There is the so-called harm-avoidant attitude which expresses itself in an apparently exaggerated concern about trifling matters.

1982 A. M. Isen et al. in M. S. Clark & S. T. Fiske Affect & Cognition xi. 256 They seemed risk-avoidant in comparison with subjects in whom affective state had not been induced.

1995 Record (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.) (Nexis) 19 June d1 My usually math-avoidant Grade 12 student.

2001 Church Times 2 Nov. 19/3 American traditional religions, she says, ‘are largely techno-avoidant’.

2. Biology and Psychology. Designating behaviour which tends to remove a person or animal from situations or stimuli which are perceived as harmful or unpleasant, esp. social ones; relating to or exhibiting such behaviour. Cf. avoidance behaviour n. at avoidance n. Additions, aversive adj. Additions 2a. Contrast adient adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > organism > [adjective] > quality of an organism

bionic1901

avoidant1931

1931 E. B. Holt Animal Drive & Learning Process I. vii. 42 In general early reflexes are mainly avoidant.

1956 Science 30 Nov. 1060/3 One might correctly predict ‘avoidant behavior’..without being able to specify whether the individual will run away or simply close his eyes.

1990 Atlantic May 8/2 The mother holds the avoidant child and expresses her feelings about being rejected.

2002 Guardian 9 Feb. (Weekend Suppl.) 61/1 Someone with an avoidant personality, and who doesn't like dealing with others, is quite likely to end up with a resistant clinger.

Compounds

avoidant disorder n. Psychology and Psychiatry an anxiety disorder of children characterized by a fear of contact with unfamiliar people.

ΚΠ

1979 Psychol. Res. 1 74 (table) Avoidant disorder of childhood.

1991 Washington Post (Nexis) 10 Feb. c1 She..mentions anxiety disorders, avoidant disorder and separation anxiety.

2008 Clin. Psychol. Rev. 28 1267 OAD and avoidant disorder were subsumed under generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and social phobia (SOP), respectively.

avoidant personality disorder n. Psychology and Psychiatry. a personality disorder characterized by discomfort in social and unfamiliar situations and by fear of rejection or negative evaluation; cf. social phobia n. (b) at social adj. and n. Compounds 2.

ΚΠ

1969 T. Millon Mod. Psychopathol. vi. 239/2 The prognosis for the avoidant personality pattern is poor.]

1980 Diagnostic & Statist. Man. Mental Disorders (Amer. Psychiatric Assoc.) (ed. 3) iii. 54 Avoidant Disorder of Childhood or Adolescence... This disorder becomes chronic and continues into adulthood as Avoidant Personality Disorder.

1994 Sci. News 145 152/1 Her extreme inhibition and timidity supported a diagnosis of avoidant personality disorder.

2006 Times 8 Apr. (Features section) 4 Goodbye shyness, hello avoidant-personality disorder. Shyness..has been hijacked and given the status of a syndrome.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	avoidant
释义	avoidantadj. Brit. /əˈvɔɪd(ə)nt/, U.S. /əˈvɔɪd(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: avoid v., -ant suffix¹. Etymology: < avoid v. + -ant suffix¹. 1. a. Characterized by or relating to avoidance (of something). ΚΠ 1794 E. Williams Poems II. 232 There are three avoidant injunctions on the Bard: to avoid sloth..; to avoid contention..; and to avoid folly. 1817 J. Shackleton Poems of Ossian attempted in Eng. Verse II. 83 Cathmor, in the wood, Avoidant of the voice of praise, abode. 1895 Outing June 213/1 He had seemed avoidant, reticent, not his accustomed devoted and suitor-like self. 1899 Speaker 18 Nov. 174/2 A chronicle at once full, exhaustive and avoidant of redundancy. 1952 Land Econ. 28 86/1 58% of the housewives in one of the integrated projects..either have mixed, reserved, or avoidant feelings toward Negroes despite their close association. 1980 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 Apr. 405/3 This evasive—or at least avoidant—manoeuvre. 1994 J. M. Gottman What predicts Divorce? i. 27 The typical defensive statement is self-protective and avoidant of blame and responsibility. b. With preceding word: characterized by avoidance of the thing specified. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [adjective] > that avoids or shuns shunning1583 avoidant1942 1942 Appl. Anthropol. 1 iv. 2/1 There is the so-called harm-avoidant attitude which expresses itself in an apparently exaggerated concern about trifling matters. 1982 A. M. Isen et al. in M. S. Clark & S. T. Fiske Affect & Cognition xi. 256 They seemed risk-avoidant in comparison with subjects in whom affective state had not been induced. 1995 Record (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.) (Nexis) 19 June d1 My usually math-avoidant Grade 12 student. 2001 Church Times 2 Nov. 19/3 American traditional religions, she says, ‘are largely techno-avoidant’. 2. Biology and Psychology. Designating behaviour which tends to remove a person or animal from situations or stimuli which are perceived as harmful or unpleasant, esp. social ones; relating to or exhibiting such behaviour. Cf. avoidance behaviour n. at avoidance n. Additions, aversive adj. Additions 2a. Contrast adient adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > organism > [adjective] > quality of an organism bionic1901 avoidant1931 1931 E. B. Holt Animal Drive & Learning Process I. vii. 42 In general early reflexes are mainly avoidant. 1956 Science 30 Nov. 1060/3 One might correctly predict ‘avoidant behavior’..without being able to specify whether the individual will run away or simply close his eyes. 1990 Atlantic May 8/2 The mother holds the avoidant child and expresses her feelings about being rejected. 2002 Guardian 9 Feb. (Weekend Suppl.) 61/1 Someone with an avoidant personality, and who doesn't like dealing with others, is quite likely to end up with a resistant clinger. Compounds avoidant disorder n. Psychology and Psychiatry an anxiety disorder of children characterized by a fear of contact with unfamiliar people. ΚΠ 1979 Psychol. Res. 1 74 (table) Avoidant disorder of childhood. 1991 Washington Post (Nexis) 10 Feb. c1 She..mentions anxiety disorders, avoidant disorder and separation anxiety. 2008 Clin. Psychol. Rev. 28 1267 OAD and avoidant disorder were subsumed under generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and social phobia (SOP), respectively. avoidant personality disorder n. Psychology and Psychiatry. a personality disorder characterized by discomfort in social and unfamiliar situations and by fear of rejection or negative evaluation; cf. social phobia n. (b) at social adj. and n. Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1969 T. Millon Mod. Psychopathol. vi. 239/2 The prognosis for the avoidant personality pattern is poor.] 1980 Diagnostic & Statist. Man. Mental Disorders (Amer. Psychiatric Assoc.) (ed. 3) iii. 54 Avoidant Disorder of Childhood or Adolescence... This disorder becomes chronic and continues into adulthood as Avoidant Personality Disorder. 1994 Sci. News 145 152/1 Her extreme inhibition and timidity supported a diagnosis of avoidant personality disorder. 2006 Times 8 Apr. (Features section) 4 Goodbye shyness, hello avoidant-personality disorder. Shyness..has been hijacked and given the status of a syndrome. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1794
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