esquivança

Portuguese

Etymology

From esquivar (“to eschew”) +‎ -ança.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.kiˈvɐ̃.sɐ/, /es.kiˈvɐ̃.sɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.kiˈvɐ̃.sɐ/, /eʃ.kiˈvɐ̃.sɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.kiˈvɐ̃.sa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kiˈvɐ̃.sɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kiˈbɐ̃.sɐ/ [(i)ʃ.kiˈβɐ̃.sɐ]

Hyphenation: es‧qui‧van‧ça

Noun

esquivança f (plural esquivanças)

contempt towards someone
Synonyms: desdém, descaso
(uncountable, psychology) the avoidance of social contact
Synonyms: esquiva, esquivez, esquivamento

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