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Avoidant vs Abient - What's the difference?

avoidant | abient | Synonyms |

Avoidant is a synonym of abient.


As adjectives the difference between avoidant and abient

is that avoidant is exhibiting avoidance while abient is (psychology) characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.

As a noun avoidant

is a person who exhibits avoidance.

avoidant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Exhibiting avoidance

    • Derived terms

    * avoidantly * avoidant personality

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who exhibits avoidance.
  • * 2011 , Samuel Barondes, Making Sense of People (page 46)
    • But unlike schizoids, with whom they are sometimes confused, avoidants are actually eager to socialize. The reason they hang back is their worry that they are personally unappealing

    abient

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (psychology) Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.

    • Synonyms

    * avoidant

    Antonyms

    * adient

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