1. averted - Adjective
2. averted - Verb
of Avert
Turned away, esp. as an expression of feeling; also, offended; unpropitious.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA bloodbath was only averted when local party officials themselves ordered the troops to pull back. Source: Internet
A confrontation is averted when the group finds Dorothy—naked, battered, and distressed—on Jeffrey's front lawn. Source: Internet
After Numa skilfully avoided the requests of the god for human sacrifices, Jupiter agreed to his request to know how lightning bolts are averted, asking only for the substitutions Numa had mentioned: an onion bulb, hairs and a fish. Source: Internet
Another Klan bombing was averted in Meridian the same year. Source: Internet
A major rebellion was only averted when the Government agreed to give MPs a separate vote before the controversial powers in the Bill are used. Source: Internet
Even by a simple model, at least 14-29 lakh cases and between 37,000 and 71,000 deaths have been averted, said the Centre Friday, highlighting how India has been able to contain the virus through early implementation of nationwide lockdown. Source: Internet