Avoid and Cancel

Avoid

Avoid verb - To put an end to by formal action.

Usage example: asked the court to avoid the contract because it was signed under duress

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Cancel and avoid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cancel" instead a verb "Avoid".

Cancel verb - To put an end to by formal action.

Usage example: the agreement can be canceled by either side with a formal written notice

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Avoid and cancel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Avoid" instead a verb "Cancel".

attack	avoid attack	cancel attack
marriage	avoid marriage	cancel marriage
effect	avoid effect	cancel effect
time	avoid time	cancel time
Other words: effects, fight, damage, war, attacks, bullets, shots.

It can also help clue them in on the dodge cancel, since they will likely dodge in the middle of one of their attacks to avoid getting clapped, and dodge cancel by accident.

Source: Antepiece
Sometimes justified by the hero being able to avoid the drawbacks of the technique through experience or through unique abilities that cancel out the drawbacks.

Source: I Thought It Was Forbidden
On that latter case, a FAQ entry explicitly specifies that both rerolls cancel each other out (so the die is just rolled once and for all), "to avoid headaches".

Source: Luck Manipulation Mechanic

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