How to say "avoidance" in Japanese

• 回避かいひCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbThe general word for avoidance: keeping clear of or averting something such as danger, risk, trouble, or an awkward question. It is the usual choice for most senses of 'avoidance', and says nothing about why the thing is avoided.
  現実げんじつを回避かいひするのはもうやめろ。↗

  Stop hiding your head in the sand.
• 忌避きひCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbAvoidance out of dislike or unwillingness: shirking what one is expected to do, such as a duty or responsibility. Choose it when 'avoidance' implies evading an obligation rather than averting a danger.

Use 回避 for avoidance in the general sense of averting or steering clear of something such as danger, risk, or a question; use 忌避 when the avoidance amounts to shirking something one dislikes or is obliged to face.

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• 回避かいひevasion
• 忌避きひevasion