turn away

verb7

1. •
   To rotate so as not to face someone or something.

   • Thereat the Elfe did blush in priuitee, / And turnd his face away; but she the same / Dissembled faire, and faynd to ouersee. — 1590
2. •
   To rotate oneself so as not to face someone or something.
3. •
   (figurative) To refuse to admit someone or accept something.

   • He was turned away at the border because he didn't have a valid visa.
   • The referee turned away the players' protests.
4. •
   (figurative) To forsake or refuse an association or commitment.

   • He turned away from his old comrades.
   • She increasingly turned away from politics.
5. •
   (figurative) To avert or ward off the occurrence or effects of.
6. •
   To bend or turn from a fixed course.
7. •
   (old-fashioned) To dismiss from service.