Pronunciations (2)
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/əˈvɝtɪd/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/əˈvɜːtɪd/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
Adjective
Turned away, especially as an expression of feeling.
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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[…]
Turned or directed away (from something).
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[...] : 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[…]