evasion meaning
UK US /ɪˈveɪʒən/ 3 syllables
evasion (noun): a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth.
evasion has 4 meanings in this dictionary.
evasion as a noun
- a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
Synonyms: equivocation
Type of: misrepresentation
Kinds: circumlocution, doublespeak, hedge, quibble
- the deliberate act of failing to pay money
- his evasion of all his creditors
- he was indicted for nonpayment
Synonyms: nonpayment
Type of: commerce
Kinds: tax evasion
- nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
- his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible
- that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive
Type of: negligence
Kinds: escape mechanism, malingering, shirking, circumvention
Related forms: evade
- the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
Type of: escape
Related forms: evade
How to pronounce evasion
evasion is pronounced /ɪˈveɪʒən/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Words that rhyme with evasion
Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with EV · words ending in ON · 7-letter words
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