averting
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of preventing something from occurring
averting danger was his responsibility
Types & categories
- prevention hypernym
Sense 2 noun
the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away
averting her gaze meant that she was angry
Types & categories
- avoidance hypernym
Related & opposite
- avert derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | prevention |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | avert |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | avoidance |