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avoidance
The action or behavior through which something unwanted is prevented, or through which one consciously avoids a thing, person, or situation.
Zur Vermeidung von Missverständnissen sollten wir alles schriftlich festhalten.
To avoid misunderstandings, we should put everything in writing.
'Vermeidung' (avoidance) is the noun form of the verb 'vermeiden' (to avoid). The ending '-ung' is a very common way to form a feminine noun from a verb that describes the action or its result.
Er versucht, Stress bei der Arbeit zu vermeiden.
He tries to avoid stress at work.
A very typical and often formal construction is 'Zur Vermeidung von...' (to avoid / for the avoidance of...). This expression usually stands at the beginning of the sentence and explains the purpose of an action.
Zur Vermeidung von Fehlern wird jede Rechnung doppelt geprüft.
To avoid errors, every invoice is checked twice.
The word is almost always combined with things you do not want. Common combinations are 'Vermeidung von Fehlern' (avoidance of errors), 'von Konflikten' (of conflicts), 'von Risiken' (of risks), or 'von Missverständnissen' (of misunderstandings).
Eine offene Kommunikation ist wichtig zur Vermeidung von Konflikten im Team.
Open communication is important for avoiding conflicts in the team.
to avoid
'vermeiden' and 'die Vermeidung' are closely related in meaning, but they have different grammatical forms. 'vermeiden' is a verb: a person does not do something or stays away from a situation. 'die Vermeidung' is a noun and describes this behavior or measure in general. Learners may confuse the words because they have the same word stem. In a sentence, 'vermeiden' normally needs a subject and often an object. 'die Vermeidung' functions like a normal noun, often with an article and a genitive or a complement with 'von'.
Die Vermeidung von Stress ist für Sarah nach der Arbeit besonders wichtig.
Avoiding stress is especially important for Sarah after work.
Meine Mutter vermeidet zu viel Zucker, weil sie gesünder leben möchte.
My mother avoids too much sugar because she wants to live more healthily.