Avoidance may refer to: * Avoidance coping, a kind of coping that is generally considered maladaptive, as it promotes an exaggerated fear response through negative reinforcement * Avoidant personality disorder, a personality disorder recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders * Conflict avoidance, a controversial method of dealing with conflict * Experiential avoidance, attempts to avoid thoughts, feelings, memories, physical sensations, and other internal experiences * Australian Aboriginal avoidance practices, relationships in traditional Aboriginal society where certain people were required to avoid others in their family or clan * ''Avoidance'' (novel), a 2002 novel by Michael Lowenthal * ''Avoidance'' (TV series), a 2022 British comedy-drama series * Avoidance play, a card play technique in contract bridge designed to prevent a particular defender from winning the trick

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