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elusion

[ ih-loo-zhuh n ]
/ ɪˈlu ʒən /
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noun

the act of eluding; evasion.

Words related to elusion

restraint, evasion, prevention, betrayal, flight, rescue, disappearance, freedom, departure, liberation, desertion, breakout, withdrawal, outbreak, falsehood, deception, misinterpretation, untruth, heresy, paradox

Words nearby elusion

elucubrate, elude, eluent, elul, elura, elusion, elusive, elusory, elute, elution, elutriate

Origin of elusion

1540–50; < 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 delusion elusion hallucination illusion (see synonym study at illusion)
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