avoidance
noun, often attributiveMedical Definition of Avoidance
: the act or practice of keeping away from or withdrawing from something undesirablereinforced by escape or avoidance of electric shock—E. S. Katkin & E. N. Murrayavoidance learningespecially : an anticipatory response undertaken to avoid a noxious stimulusconditioned avoidance in mice
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