evasion

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

eva·sion [evasion evasions] BrE [ɪˈveɪʒn] NAmE [ɪˈveɪʒn] noun countable, uncountable
1. the act of avoiding sb or of avoiding sth that you are supposed to do
•His behaviour was an evasion of his responsibilities as a father.
•She's been charged with tax evasion.
2. a statement that sb makes that avoids dealing with sth or talking about sth honestly and directly
•His speech was full of evasions and half-truths.
see also ↑evade

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘prevaricating excuse’): via Old French from Latin evasio(n-), from evadere from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + vadere ‘go’.

Example Bank:
•a deliberate evasion of her responsibilities
•His behaviour was an evasion of his responsibilities.
•She's been charged with tax evasion.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  escape, dodging, nonpayment, equivocation
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  payment, defrayal, defrayment