evasion
pronunciation
How to pronounce evasion in British English:
UK [ɪˈveɪʒn]
How to pronounce evasion in American English:
US [ɪˈveɪʒn]
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- Noun:
- a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
- the deliberate act of failing to pay money
- nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
- the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
Word Origin
- evasion (n.)
- early 15c., from Middle French évasion and directly from Late Latin evasionem (nominative evasio) "a going out," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin evadere "to escape" (see evade).
Example
- 1. Smugness and evasion over history are widespread in europe .
- 2. The typical act of eluding , the fatal evasion that constitutes the third theme of this essay , is hope .
- 3. Investigations into terrorist finance , sanction evasion and money-laundering have traditionally been in the remit of the manhattan district attorney .
- 4. However , panama has made no progress on preventing tax evasion by foreigners .
- 5. Unfair valuations , on the other hand , will breed resistance and evasion , which china already has in abundance .