· 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"

Synonym(s): evasion, escape

Hypernym(s): negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance

· a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

Synonym(s): dodge, scheme

Hypernym(s): falsehood, falsity, untruth

· deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

Synonym(s): avoidance, turning_away, shunning

Hypernym(s): rejection

· make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid; "The child dodged the teacher's blow"

Hypernym(s): move

· move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"

Hypernym(s): move

· avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

Synonym(s): hedge, fudge, evade, put_off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, duck, sidestep

Hypernym(s): avoid