evasion
/ɪ'veɪʒən/
noun
7 letters3 syllables10 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
NOUN
1
The deliberate act of failing to pay money.
“his evasion of all his creditors”
2
Nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do.
“his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible”
3
A statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth.
4
The act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver.
WORD FORMS
Related formevade
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinevasionway
Starts & ends withE … N
Syllablese · va · sion
SYNONYMS & RELATED5
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