evasion

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʒən

[edit] Etymology

From Late Latin evasionem (accusative of evasio).

[edit] Noun

evasion (plural evasions)

1. The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.

[edit] Synonyms

• equivocation
• prevarication
• shift
• subterfuge
• shuffling

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• evasion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913