evasion

🇺🇸 /ɪˈveɪʒn/ 🇬🇧 /ɪˈveɪʒn/
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noun
R

avoiding someone or something you should do

His evasion of his duties as a father was clear.

R

a statement that avoids being honest or direct

His answer was an evasion of the real question.

translation

n. avoiding someone or something you should do; a statement that avoids being honest or direct

Word Forms

Plural evasions