avert

used to say that something bad was only just prevented

to turn away rapidly, especially one's eyes or face

to turn your eyes away from something you do not want to see

to turn your gaze away from something you do not want to see

a determined action to prevent something bad from happening

an act of trying to prevent something bad from happening

to make an attempt to prevent something or to turn away

to succeed in preventing something, often with difficulty

to have the capacity to prevent something

to be unsuccessful in preventing something