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elusion

/ɪˈluː.ʒən/

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noun

/ɪˈluː.ʒən/formalobsolete
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее акт уклонения или избегания, или ловкое уклонение от чего-либо. Это слово в значительной степени устарело и редко используется в современном английском языке, будучи в значительной степени заменённым на 'elusion' в значении уклонения или 'allusion' в значении косвенной отсылки.

A noun referring to the act of evading or escaping, or a clever avoidance of something. This word is largely obsolete and rarely used in modern English, having been largely replaced by 'elusion' in the sense of evasion or 'allusion' in the sense of indirect reference.

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  1. C1formal

    The act of avoiding something, especially a duty, responsibility, or capture.

    ruУклонение

    • His elusion of the police lasted for several days.
    • The politician was accused of elusion of his campaign promises.
    • Her elusion of the question made the interviewer suspicious.

    Synonymsavoidancedodgeescapeevasionshirking

    Antonymsconfrontationencountermeeting

Forms
  • elusions plural form
  • elusions' possessive plural form
  • elusion's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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