American English pronunciation
How to pronounce evasions
IPA transcription: [ɪ'veɪʒənz]
Pronunciation variants: [ɪ'veɪʒənz][i'veɪʒənz]
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Noun
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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”
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a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
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the deliberate act of failing to pay money
“his evasion of all his creditors”
“he was indicted for nonpayment”
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the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver