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
26 April 2024
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
