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noun (n)

• nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  escape, evasion
  

  source: wordnet30
• a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  dodge, scheme
  

  source: wordnet30
• deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  avoidance, shunning, turning away
  

  source: wordnet30