ELUSION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

Synonyms:

eluding; elusion; slip

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("elusion" is a kind of...):

evasion (the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver)

Derivation:

elude (escape, either physically or mentally)

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