The term 'turns away' can be defined by the following crossword solutions: refuses (7 letters), spurns (6 letters), AVERTS (6 letters), ESTRANGES (9 letters), ALIENATES (9 letters), and veers (5 letters). Refuses means to deny a request or demand, while spurns is to reject with disdain. AVERTS is to turn away or prevent, and ESTRANGES is to cause to be unfriendly or indifferent. ALIENATES is to make hostile or indifferent, and veers is to turn aside or in a different direction. All of these words describe the action of turning away from something or someone.