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1) to turn away (one's eyes etc) (avert)

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Meaning:
alienate

to cause (a person) to become unfriendly or indifferent (by unpopular or unpleasant actions)

cause unfriendliness, hostility

avert

to turn away (one's eyes etc)

thwart; avoid by turning away

recoil

to draw or jump back

shrink away

shunt

to send (a train etc) from one track to another; to send (a person etc) to a different (usually worse) position

thwart; avoid by turning away

TURN AWAY as in Wiktionary
TURN AWAY as in Wikipedia