elusion

e·lu·sion  (-lzhn)

n.

The act or an instance of eluding or escaping; evasion.

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[Medieval Latin lsi, lsin-, mockery, contempt, from Latin lsus, past participle of ldere, to escape, mock; see elude.]

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Noun

1.

elusion - the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) eluding, slip evasion - the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver