evasion vs circumlocution

evasion and circumlocution both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
evasion	Yes	No	No	No
circumlocution	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, circumlocution is a hyponym of evasion; that is, circumlocution is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than evasion:

evasion: a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
circumlocution: an indirect way of expressing something

Other hyponyms of evasion include indirect expression, doublespeak, hedge, hedging, cavil, quibble, quiddity.

evasion (noun)	circumlocution (noun)
the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver	a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do	an indirect way of expressing something
the deliberate act of failing to pay money
a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

evasion vs circumlocution

evasion and circumlocution both are nouns.

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