conflict avoidance
Dodging interpersonal friction
Conflict avoidance is the tendency to sidestep disagreements or confrontations rather than address them directly.
It can manifest as changing the subject, giving in to keep the peace, or simply not raising issues: Her conflict avoidance meant problems festered until they exploded.
While sometimes a conscious strategy, it often reflects discomfort with tension or fear of damaged relationships.
- people-pleasingExcessive accommodation of others
- going alongMoving with others
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- codependencyExcessive emotional reliance on another
walking on eggshells · eggshells · passive-aggressiveness · mediation · acquiescence · path of least resistance · negotiation · denial · rationalization · indirectness · deflection · passivity · withdrawal · silence · keeping the peace · appeasement · anxiety · collectivism
- behaviorshabit, aggressive, agitation, conduct, passive
- people-pleasing behaviorsflattery, accommodating, self-sacrifice, peacekeeping, doormat behavior
- timiditybashfulness, shyness, timidness, timorousness, meekness
- fiduciary dutiesduty of care, good faith, prudence, diligence, full disclosure
- social skillssocial skills, conversation, sharing, helping, listening
- evasionevasion, avoiding, avoids, evade, dodging
conflict avoidanceconfrontation
Direct hostile encounter
combativeness · aggressiveness · pugnacity · belligerence · antagonism
conflict avoidancestanding your ground
assertiveness · self-assertion · pushing back · holding firm · speaking up
conflict avoidancehaving it out
Direct confrontation about grievances
conflict resolution · airing grievances · clearing the air · brinksmanship