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1. turning_away - noun

· deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

Synonym(s): avoidance, shunning, dodging

Hypernym(s): rejection




2. turn_away - verb

· move so as not face somebody or something

Hypernym(s): turn




3. turn_away - verb

· turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

Synonym(s): deflect, bend

Hypernym(s): turn




4. turn_away - verb

· refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"

Synonym(s): reject, turn_down, refuse




5. turn_away - verb

· turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered"

Synonym(s): avert

Hypernym(s): turn





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