Nouns (7)
avoidance, turning away, shunning
n. deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
escape, evasion
n. nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"
dodge, scheme
n. a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
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prevention, bar
n. the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
deterrence
n. the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety
hedge, hedging
n. an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging"
sidestep
n. a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
ruse, artifice
n. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
blind, subterfuge
n. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"
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dodging
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