DEFINITIONS1. to turn your eyes or face away from something that you do not want to see. Synonyms and related words. To move your head. avert your eyes/gaze/head etc.

What does it mean when someone averts their eyes?

: to look away He averted his eyes when she approached him.

What is an averted gaze?

Social cognition. Eye gaze is a powerful stimulus in social interaction. Seeing another person looking at you is likely to indicate that he or she is attending to you, whereas another person's gaze averted away from you indicates that his or her attention is directed to somewhere else.