evasion

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ɪˈveɪʒən/ See IPA manual

Freq #19953

Meanings

1

noun
nonperformance of something distasteful, as by deceit or trickery, that you are supposed to do

Their evasion of duty was reprehensible.
2

noun
the deliberate act of failing to pay money

Their evasion of all their creditors did not help build their credit rating.
3

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

In these hunting scenes, as many critics have noted, the reversals, negotiations, lurkings, and evasions between hunter and prey mirror and frame the bedroom strategies of the Lady and Gawain.
4

noun
the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver

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Synonyms

1 noun · nonperformance of something... dodgingescape

2 noun · the deliberate act of... nonpayment

3 noun · the act of eluding or... equivocation prevarication shiftshufflingsubterfuge

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Phrases (1)

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tax evasion
the deliberate illegal avoidance of paying tax that is owed

Noun + noun

Etymology

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

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# evasion

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈveɪʒən/
**Frequency rank:** 19953

## Meanings
1. nonperformance of something distasteful, as by deceit or trickery, that you are supposed to do
2. the deliberate act of failing to pay money
3. The act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.
4. the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver

## Examples
- Their evasion of duty was reprehensible.
- Their evasion of all their creditors did not help build their credit rating.
- In these hunting scenes, as many critics have noted, the reversals, negotiations, lurkings, and evasions between hunter and prey mirror and frame the bedroom strategies of the Lady and Gawain.

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

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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