avoidant

English

Etymology

avoid +‎ -ant

Adjective

avoidant (comparative more avoidant, superlative most avoidant)

1. Exhibiting avoidance

Derived terms

• avoidantly
• avoidant personality

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 […]