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Quick definitions from WordNet (evasion)
▸ noun: the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
▸ noun: nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do ("His evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible")
▸ noun: the deliberate act of failing to pay money ("His evasion of all his creditors")
▸ noun: a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
▸ Also see evasions
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▸ noun: the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
▸ noun: nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do ("His evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible")
▸ noun: the deliberate act of failing to pay money ("His evasion of all his creditors")
▸ noun: a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
▸ Also see evasions
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to evasion
▸ Usage examples for evasion
▸ Popular adjectives describing evasion
▸ Words that often appear near evasion
▸ Rhymes of evasion
▸ Invented words related to evasion