Ignore vs. Avoid

Difference Between Ignore and Avoid
Ignoreverb
To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
Avoidverb
(transitive) to try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun
Ignoreverb
To pretend to not notice someone or something.
Avoidverb
to keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from
I try to avoid the company of gamblers.Ignoreverb
(obsolete) Fail to notice.
Avoidverb
To try not to do something or to have something happen
Ignoreverb
(obsolete) Not to know.
Avoidverb
To make empty; to clear.
Ignoreverb
refuse to acknowledge;
She cut him dead at the meetingAvoidverb
To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract).
Ignoreverb
bar from attention or consideration;
She dismissed his advancesAvoidverb
To defeat or evade; to invalidate.
Ignoreverb
fail to notice
Avoidverb
To emit or throw out; to void.
Ignoreverb
give little or no attention to;
Disregard the errorsAvoidverb
To leave, evacuate; to leave as empty, to withdraw or come away from.
Ignoreverb
be ignorant of or in the dark about
Avoidverb
To get rid of.
Avoidverb
To retire; to withdraw, depart, go away.
Avoidverb
To become void or vacant.
Avoidverb
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something;
Her former friends now avoid herAvoidverb
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening;
Let's avoid a confrontationhead off a confrontationavert a strikeAvoidverb
refrain from doing something;
She refrains from calling her therapist too oftenHe should avoid publishing his wife's memoiresAvoidverb
refrain from certain foods or beverages;
I keep off drugsDuring Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the dayAvoidverb
declare invalid;
The contract was annulledvoid a plea