evasion
(noun) the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
evasion, escape, dodging
(noun) 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”
evasion, nonpayment
(noun) the deliberate act of failing to pay money; “his evasion of all his creditors”; “he was indicted for nonpayment”
evasion, equivocation
(noun) a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
Source: Wiktionary
E*va"sion, n. Etym: [L. evasio: cf. F. Ă©vasion. See Evade.]
Definition: The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding. Thou . . . by evasions thy crime uncoverest more. Milton.
Syn.
– Shift; subterfuge; shuffling; prevarication; equivocation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
