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English noun: evasion | |||
| 1. | evasion (communication) a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth | ||
| Synonyms | equivocation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deceit, deception, misrepresentation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cavil, circumlocution, doublespeak, hedge, hedging, indirect expression, quibble, quiddity | ||
| 2. | evasion (act) the deliberate act of failing to pay money | ||
| Samples | His evasion of all his creditors. He was indicted for nonpayment. | ||
| Synonyms | nonpayment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | tax evasion | ||
| Antonyms | defrayal, defrayment, payment | ||
| 3. | evasion (act) nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do | ||
| Samples | His evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible. That escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive. | ||
| Synonyms | dodging, escape | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | carelessness, neglect, negligence, nonperformance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | circumvention, escape mechanism, goldbricking, goofing off, malingering, shirking, skulking, slacking, soldiering | ||
| 4. | evasion (act) the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | escape, flight | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dodge, eluding, elusion, evasive action, maneuver, manoeuvre, slip | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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