evasión

Definitions of evasión
  1. noun
    the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
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    elusión
    the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
    maniobra
    an action aimed at evading an opponent
    abrazo
    (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
    type of:
    afufa, afufón, escapada, escapatoria, escape, fuga, huida
    the act of escaping physically
  2. noun
    a means or way of escaping
    synonyms: escape
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    manera, medio
    how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
  3. noun
    an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
    synonyms: escapismo, evasionismo
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    type of:
    diversión, recreación
    an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
  4. noun
    nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
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    descarte, escamoteo, milicia
    the evasion of work or duty
    type of:
    abandono, dejadez, descuido, desidia, despreocupación, incuria, negligencia
    failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
  5. noun
    falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
    synonyms: ambigüedad
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    falsedad, falsificación
    a willful perversion of facts
  6. noun
    a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
    synonyms: equívoco
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    circunlocución, circunloquio
    an indirect way of expressing something
    evasiva, sutileza
    an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
    type of:
    engaño, fraude
    a misleading falsehood
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