evasion
(noun)
noun
1. a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
Similar word(s): equivocation
Definition categories: communication, deceit, deception, misrepresentation
2. the deliberate act of failing to pay money
- his evasion of all his creditors
Similar word(s): nonpayment
Definition categories: act, commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
3. nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
- his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible
Similar word(s): dodging, escape
Definition categories: act, carelessness, neglect, negligence, nonperformance
4. the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver