Avert
vSynonymAntonymHomonymRoot wordSSC PYQ × 4/əvˈərt/ · अवर्ट
To prevent something unpleasant
To prevent something bad from happening
टाल देना, बुरा होने से रोकना
अनहोनी को टाल देना
Quick action averted a serious accident.
Nothing could avert the delay.
One loud shout averted an accident.
Daily use: Turant kaam se accident avert ho gaya.
Avert में divert की तरह मोड़ना है, पर दूर। आती हुई मुसीबत का रुख़ पहले ही दूसरी तरफ़ मोड़ देना = avert, यानी बुरा होने से रोकना। ‘Avert your eyes’ = नज़र फेर लेना।
Avert works like divert: it turns something away. When you turn an approaching trouble away before it reaches you, you avert it. To avert your eyes is to turn them away.
Synonym में prevent, avoid, forestall, ward off, fend off, deter, foil आते हैं; antonym में invite, cause, facilitate, foster।
Synonyms offered are prevent, avoid, forestall, ward off, fend off, deter and foil; antonyms are invite, cause, facilitate and foster.