evasion

Meaning

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

Synonyms

avoidance

escape

dodging

elusion

subterfuge

excuse

equivocation

prevarication

shunning

dodge

shift

deception

nonpayment

eyewash

shirking

circumvention

sophistry

flight

✈️

getaway

quirk

salvo

shun

sophism

stall

stratagem

tergiversation

trick

way out

put-off

abstention

come-off

alibi

ambiguity

avoid

circumvolution

deceit

delusion

elopement

elude

evade

excuses

fallacy

fleeing

hoodwinking

jink

lam

loophole

pretense

quibble

Translations

évasion

evasione

evasión

fuite

evasão

αποφυγή

fraude

Flucht

elusione

evasió

esquive

Umgehung

διαφυγή

Ausrede

Ausflucht

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈveɪʒən/

Etymology

From Middle French évasion, from Late Latin evasionem (accusative of evasio).