What does the phrase “to give wide berth to” most closely mean as it is used in paragraph 4?
“Treacher Collins syndrome is a lot more than a pile of statistics and facts. It is about the person below the surface. People tend to give wide berth to the things and people that they perceive as a threat to them – those people who are ‘different’ or who they don’t understand.
A. To stay away from
B. To act kindly towards
C. To be violent towards
D. To go out of one’s way to out