shy away from vs avoid

shy away from and avoid both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shy away from	No	No	Yes	No
avoid	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, avoid is a hypernym of shy away from; that is, avoid is a word with a broader meaning than shy away from:

shy away from: avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task
avoid: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

shy away from (verb)	avoid (verb)
avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task	stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
	refrain from certain foods or beverages
	declare invalid
	prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
	refrain from doing something