AVERTING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away
   Synonym(s)
   • aversion (what does aversion mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • averting her gaze meant that she was angry
   Hypernyms(s) averting is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • avoidance (what does avoidance mean?)
   • turning away (what does turning away mean?)
   • shunning (what does shunning mean?)
   • dodging (what does dodging mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • avert (what does avert mean?)
   • turn away (what does turn away mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the act of preventing something from occurring
   Usage Example(s)
   • averting danger was his responsibility
   Hypernyms(s) averting is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • prevention (what does prevention mean?)
   • bar (what does bar mean?)