dodging

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noun

1. nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do (Freq. 1)
- his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible
- that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive
• Syn:
evasion, escape
• Derivationally related forms:
dodge, escape (for: escape), evade (for: evasion)
• Hypernyms:
negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance
• Hyponyms:
escape mechanism, malingering, skulking, shirking, slacking,
soldiering, goofing off, goldbricking, circumvention
2. a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
• Syn:
dodge, scheme
• Derivationally related forms:
dodge (for: dodge)
• Hypernyms:
falsehood, falsity, untruth
3. deliberately avoiding;
keeping away from or preventing from happening
• Syn:
avoidance, turning away, shunning
• Derivationally related forms:
dodge, shun (for: shunning), avoid (for: avoidance)
• Hypernyms:
rejection
• Hyponyms:
aversion, averting, escape, near thing