Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

averted

/əˈvɝtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: avert-ed
IPA: /əˈvɝtɪd/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Turned away, especially as an expression of feeling.

adj

Turned or directed away (from something).

verb

simple past and past participle of avert

Example Sentences

"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[…]"
"[...] : 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[…]"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈvɝtɪd/
British English: /əˈvɜːtɪd/

Inflected Forms

more averted (comparative) most averted (superlative)

Derived Forms

avertedly unaverted

Frequently Paired Words

avert

Rhymes With

converted deserted asserted diverted inverted alerted perverted reverted exerted flirted subverted blurted

Questions

How do you pronounce averted?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈvɝtɪd/.
What does averted mean?: Turned away, especially as an expression of feeling.

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