(psychiatry) A personality disorder characterized by an irrational fear of rejection and anxiety in social situations.

A gorge on the river Avon in Bristol, crossed by the Clifton Suspension Bridge

(linguistics) a special restricted speech style in certain languages used to refer to taboo subjects, or as a sign of respect in the presence of certain people, while doing certain activities, following a death, etc., distinguished by a specialized lexicon.

plural of pied avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta, a black and white wading bird of temperate Europe and western and central Asia, wintering in Africa and south Asia.

plural of avoidaunce

plural of avoidant personality disorder

A town in Wiltshire, England, on the Wiltshire/Somerset/Bristol River Avon.

It is necessary to foresee danger as it helps you to avoid it.

simple past tense and past participle of avoid like the plague.