averting
Definition
Noun: 1. The act of turning away or averting: Specifically, the action of turning oneself or one's gaze away from something. 2. The act of preventing something from occurring: The action of stopping something, especially something undesirable, from happening.
Usage and Examples
- As the act of turning away:
- Her sudden averting of her eyes suggested she had seen something shocking.
- Averting his face, he tried to hide his disappointment.
- As the act of preventing:
- The quick averting of a financial crisis saved many jobs.
- Their primary goal is the averting of environmental disaster.
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in formal or written contexts to describe deliberate, purposeful actions of avoidance or prevention.
- It can be used with a possessive to indicate who is performing the action (e.g., "his averting," "the government's averting").
Variants and Related Words
- Avert (verb): The action form of the noun.
- To turn away: "She averted her gaze from the accident."
- To prevent: "He averted a major mistake with his careful planning."
- Aversive (adjective): Tending to avoid or causing avoidance.
- "The treatment uses aversive techniques."
Synonyms
- For : avoidance, turning aside, deflection, shunning.
- For : prevention, forestalling, preclusion, obviation.
Antonyms
- For : facing, confronting, meeting.
- For : causing, allowing, permitting, fostering.
Related Phrases and Concepts
- Avert one's eyes/gaze: A common phrase using the verb form, meaning to deliberately look away.
- Avert a crisis/disaster/danger: A standard collocation for the prevention meaning.
Noun
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the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away
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averting her gaze meant that she was angry
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the act of preventing something from occurring
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averting danger was his responsibility
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