evasion

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French évasion, from Late Latin evasionem (accusative of evasio). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈveɪʒən/ Rhymes: -eɪʒən Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === evasion (countable and uncountable, plural evasions) The act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding. Synonyms: equivocation, prevarication, shift, subterfuge, shuffling ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “evasion”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.