elusion

[ih-loo-zhuh n]

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noun

the act of eluding; evasion.

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

Can be confusedallusion delusion elusion hallucination illusion (see synonym study at illusion)

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Historical Examples

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
The game of challenge and elusion on her part, of perpetual and ever more ardent advance on his.
The Black Pearl
Mrs. Wilson Woodrow

Word Origin and History for elusion

n.

1540s, noun of action from elude, or from Medieval Latin elusionem (nominative elusio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin eludere.

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Examples from the Web for elusion

Historical Examples

I said it was, and done in defiance and by elusion of the law.

The game of challenge and elusion on her part, of perpetual and ever more ardent advance on his.

Word Origin and History for elusion

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Origin of elusion