dodging
noun
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible
Types & categories
- negligence hypernym
- escape mechanism hyponym
- malingering hyponym
- shirking hyponym
- circumvention hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
Types & categories
- falsehood hypernym
Related & opposite
- sidestep derivation
Sense 3 noun
deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
Types & categories
- rejection hypernym
- aversion hyponym
- escape hyponym
- near thing hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sidestep |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | escape |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | get away |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | get away |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | negligence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | escape mechanism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | malingering |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shirking |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | circumvention |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sidestep |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | falsehood |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sidestep |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | avoid |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | shun |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | rejection |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | aversion |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | escape |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | near thing |