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Elusion

Elusion Meaning & Definition
Elusion Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Elusion?

[n] the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Elusion: eluding | slip

Related Terms | Find terms related to Elusion: avoidance | avoiding reaction | buck-passing | circumvention | defense mechanism | dodge | duck | elusiveness | equivocation | escape | eschewal | evasion | evasive action | evasiveness | foiling | forbearance | forestalling | forestallment | frustration | getting around | getting round | jink | neutrality | nonintervention | noninvolvement | outguessing | outmaneuvering | outwitting | passing the buck | prevention | refraining | runaround | shunning | shunting off | shy | sidestep | sidetracking | slip | the runaround | the slip | thwarting | zigzag

See Also | evasion

Elusion In Webster's Dictionary

\E*lu"sion\, n. [LL. elusio, fr. L. eludere, elusum. See {Elude}.] Act of eluding; adroit escape, as by artifice; a mockery; a cheat; trickery.

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