avoid conflict

Meaning

This expression means to prevent disagreements, arguments, or clashes between people from happening. In a business context, it refers to managing communication carefully so that team members do not fight or argue. It is a neutral term often used in discussions about HR, management, and teamwork.

Examples

• She chose her words carefully to avoid conflict during the team meeting.

  She chose her words carefully to avoid conflict during the team meeting.

• Managers often try to avoid conflict, but sometimes direct discussions are necessary.

  Managers often try to avoid conflict, but sometimes direct discussions are necessary.

• Clear role definitions can help team members avoid conflict over responsibilities.

  Clear role definitions can help team members avoid conflict over responsibilities.

• Instead of addressing the issue, he stayed quiet just to avoid conflict.

  Instead of addressing the issue, he stayed quiet just to avoid conflict.

• Our company provides training on how to avoid conflict in the workplace.

  Our company provides training on how to avoid conflict in the workplace.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We need to avoid from conflict in this project.

  ✓ We need to avoid conflict in this project.

  The verb 'avoid' is transitive and takes a direct object. Do not use the preposition 'from' after it.

• ✗ He tried to evade conflict with his boss.

  ✓ He tried to avoid conflict with his boss.

  While 'evade' means to escape, 'avoid' is the standard and more natural collocation used with 'conflict' in professional environments.

Related Expressions

Practice

• To ___ ___, the manager decided to speak with each employee individually.

  💡 prevent disagreements

  Show answer

  avoid conflict

• It is better to address issues early rather than try to ___ ___ entirely.

  💡 keep away from clashes

  Show answer

  avoid conflict