Dictionary Check: evasion

"evasion" is a valid word!

Scrabble 10 points
Words with Friends 12 points

Definition

noun

a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

Synonyms:
noun

the deliberate act of failing to pay money

Example: "his evasion of all his creditors"
Synonyms:
noun

nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

Example: "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"
Synonyms:
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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