Dictionary

evasion en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪˈveɪʒən/
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Etymology

From Middle French évasion, from Late Latin evasionem (accusative of evasio).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.
   • In these hunting scenes, as many critics have noted, the reversals, negotiations, lurkings, and evasions between hunter and prey mirror and frame the bedroom strategies of the Lady and Gawain. 2011, Christine Chism, Alliterative Revivals, page 99:
   • He complained to LNER but was told: "We have had an increase in fare evasion on certain services which has led to our locking toilet facilities where (people) usually hide to avoid payment. Although Aberdeen is a gated station, customers often purchase the cheapest ticket available and board our services." 2020 January 2, Barry Doe, “ScotRail suspending seat reservations is hardly a "recipe for disaster"”, in Rail, page 62:

Forms

Deriveds

antievasion · immune evasion · nonevasion · tax evasion · fare evasion · evasional · avoision · immunevasion · immunoevasion

Synonyms

shift · prevarication · equivocation · subterfuge · shuffling

Translations (29)

de Ausweichen (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · hu kertelés (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · pt evasiva (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · hu köntörfalazás (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · de Vermeidung (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · de Hinterziehung (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · es evasiva (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · hu kijátszás (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · pt evasão (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · hu kikerülés (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · hu elkerülés (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · fi välttely (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · es evasión (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · hu megkerülés (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · hu kitérés (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · bg извъ́ртане (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · gd seachnadh (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · es fraude de ley (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · hu mellébeszélés (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · vi sự lảng tránh (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · ru уклоне́ние (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · es callejuela (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · sv flykt (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · bg избя́гване (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · ca evasió (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · de Umgehung (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · it evasione (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · sw ukwepaji (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation) · fr esquive (the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation)