averted
UK/əˈvɜːtɪd//əˈvɝtɪd/
averted adjective: turned away, especially as an expression of feeling. Also the simple past and past participle of avert.
Adjective
averted (comparative more averted, superlative most averted)
- Turned away, especially as an expression of feeling.
- It will not come as a surprise that Paul experiences much oppositional, averted anger, which is partly an adequate answer to the intrusions he has experienced and partly makes[…]2021 June 22, Annelies Verheugt-Pleiter, Jolien Zevalkink, Mentalizing in Child Therapy: Guidelines for Clinical Practitioners, Routledge, →ISBN
- Turned or directed away (from something).
- [...] : for Mompelgard, two barbels endorsed with tails averted, in a field gules : for Heydenheim, a Saracen's head, with a kind of hussar's cap gules[…]1765, Daniel Fenning, Joseph Collyer, A New System of Geography, Or a General Description of the World, page 265
Also used as
averted is also the simple past and past participle of avert.
Forms of averted
| comparative | more averted |
|---|---|
| superlative | most averted |
Words formed from averted
Questions about averted
- What does averted mean?
- Averted means turned away, especially as an expression of feeling.
- What part of speech is averted?
- Averted is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce averted?
- Averted is pronounced /əˈvɝtɪd/ (US).
Words near averted in the dictionary
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