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elusion

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e·lu·sion  (-lzhn)
n.
The act or an instance of eluding or escaping; evasion.
[Medieval Latin lsi, lsin-, mockery, contempt, from Latin lsus, past participle of ldere, to escape, mock; see elude.]
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Noun1.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


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There was not much time, however, for thought or elusion, and she yielded as calmly as she could to the necessity of letting him overtake her.
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