avoid vs short-circuit

short-circuit vs avoid

avoid and short-circuit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
avoid	No	No	Yes	No
short-circuit	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, short-circuit is a hyponym of avoid; that is, short-circuit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than avoid:

avoid: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
short-circuit: avoid something unpleasant or laborious

Other hyponyms of avoid include circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt, escape, miss, escape, get away, get by, get off, get out, bypass, get around, go around, keep off, stay off, shirk, shy away from, eschew, shun.

avoid (verb)	short-circuit (verb)
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something	avoid something unpleasant or laborious
refrain from certain foods or beverages	create a short circuit in
declare invalid	hamper the progress of; impede
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
refrain from doing something

Difference between avoid and short-circuit

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