evasion
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the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
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nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
hedge
,
fudge
,
evade
,
put off
,
circumvent
,
parry
,
elude
,
skirt
,
dodge
,
duck
,
sidestep
=
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling,
answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
