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esquivança

Portuguese, noun/is.kiˈvɐ̃.sɐ/

esquivança is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “contempt towards someone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “introversão”.

What does esquivança mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininecontempt towards someone

  2. 2

    femininethe avoidance of social contact

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. introversão 2. comportamento antissocial

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of esquivança

  • esquivanças plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce esquivança?

  • Brazil /is.kiˈvɐ̃.sɐ/
  • Brazil /es.kiˈvɐ̃.sɐ/
  • /iʃ.kiˈvɐ̃.sɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.