Avoidance play
a play by the declarer designed to prevent a particular opponent from taking the lead.
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- Avoidance behavior
noun a pervasive pattern of avoiding or withdrawing from social interaction; a defense mechanism by which a person removes himself/herself from unpleasant situations examples he comes home late, after dinner, in cl-ssic avoidance behavior. word origin by 1928
- Avoidant
adjective (of behaviour) demonstrating a tendency to avoid intimacy or interaction with others contemporary examples and so begins what psychologists call the avoidant coping behavior. dad-olescence: the new midlife crisis sean macaulay october 26, 2009 children with avoidant personalities or extreme anxiety will more easily fall into an unhealthy coping style. when a parent commits […]
- Avoided
to keep away from; keep clear of; shun: to avoid a person; to avoid taxes; to avoid danger. to prevent from happening: to avoid falling. law. to make void or of no effect; invalidate. obsolete. to empty; eject or expel. contemporary examples on friday, young avoided being sent to jail on contempt of court charges. […]
- Avoidant personality
avoidant personality avoidant personality a·void·ant personality (ə-void’nt) n. a personality disorder characterized by hypersensitivity to potential or actual rejection and criticism, a strong need for uncritical acceptance, social withdrawal in spite of a desire for affection and acceptance, and low self-esteem.
- Avoider
to keep away from; keep clear of; shun: to avoid a person; to avoid taxes; to avoid danger. to prevent from happening: to avoid falling. law. to make void or of no effect; invalidate. obsolete. to empty; eject or expel. verb (transitive) to keep out of the way of to refrain from doing to prevent […]