elusion

[ ih-loo-zhuhn ]

/ ɪˈlu ʒən /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for elusion on Thesaurus.com

noun

the act of eluding; evasion.

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON "IS" VS. "ARE"

"Is" it time for a new quiz? "Are" you ready? Then prove your excellent skills on using "is" vs. "are."

Question 1 of 7

IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?

have

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of elusion

First recorded in 1540–50; from Late Latin ēlūsiōn- (stem of ēlūsiō ) “deception, evasion,” equivalent to ēlūs(us), past participle of ēlūdere “to elude ” (ē- e-¹ + lūd- “play” + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH elusion

allusion, elusion , illusion

Words nearby elusion

elude, eluded, eluent, Elul, Elura, elusion, elusive, elusory, elute, elution, elutriate

How to use elusion in a sentence

The game of challenge and elusion on her part, of perpetual and ever more ardent advance on his.
The Black Pearl|Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
I said it was, and done in defiance and by elusion of the law.
Journal in France in 1845 and 1848 with Letters from Italy in 1847|T. W. (Thomas William) Allies