averted UK /əˈvɜːtɪd/US /əˈvɝtɪd/ adjective2 •Turned away, especially as an expression of feeling.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[…] — 2021 •Turned or directed away (from something).[...] : 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[…] — 1765 formsmore averted · most averted