averted

Definition

Turned away, especially as an expression of feeling.

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[…]"

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