eschew

Meaning

To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

Synonyms

shun

avoid

forbear

alienate

disregard

slight

neglect

refrain

distance oneself from

evade

fend off

shirk

parry

give up

abstain

desist

discard

keep off

miss

obviate

relinquish

remove

shunt

sidestep

stall

stand back

stay away

swerve

skate over

turn

yaw

keep away from

stand off

abandon

stay clear

abstain from

bend

beware

deflect

digress

disallow

dislike

divert

do

dodge

escape

exclude

forgo

fudge

get rid of

Translations

meiden

esquiver

evitare

evitar

scheuen

renegar

éviter

αποφεύγω

temere

😨

rehuir

evitar

çekinmek

schuwen

huir

kaçınmak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛsˈt͡ʃuː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: eschewen

Cognate with French: esquiver

In summary

From Middle English eschewen, from Anglo-Norman eschiver, (third-person present eschiu), from Frankish *skiuhijan (“to dread, shun, avoid”); thus a doublet of skew.
For the pronunciation with /ʃ/, compare the development of marshal from Middle English marschal (/marsˈt͡ʃaːl/) or Middle English myssheve, variant of myschef (“hardship”). Variants in /sk/ are either from unattested Middle English *eskewen (from Old Northern French eskiver; compare skew) or are spelling pronunciations.
See also French esquiver.