evasion
— Noun
– English
～ a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
evasion
— Noun
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～ the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment"
evasion
— 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"
evasion
— Noun
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～ the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
evasive
— Adjective
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～ avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire; "pilots are taught to take evasive action"
evasive
— Adjective
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～ deliberately vague or ambiguous; "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"; "an evasive statement"
evasive action
— Noun
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～ an action aimed at evading an opponent
evasive answer
— Noun
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～ (law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint
evasively
— Adverb
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～ with evasion; in an evasive manner; "her husband seemed to know many of the people who were named, but he replied evasively when asked who they were"
evasiveness
— Noun
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～ intentionally vague or ambiguous
eve
— Noun
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～ the period immediately before something; "on the eve of the French Revolution"
Eve
— Noun
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～ (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
eve
— Noun
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～ the day before; "he always arrives on the eve of her departure"