flight vs evasion

evasion vs flight

flight and evasion both are nouns.

flight is a verb but evasion is not a verb.

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

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

flight: the act of escaping physically
evasion: the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver

Other hyponyms of flight include break, breakout, gaolbreak, jailbreak, prison-breaking, prisonbreak, getaway, lam, exodus, hegira, hejira, skedaddle.

flight (noun)	evasion (noun)
an instance of traveling by air	the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
the act of escaping physically	nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports	the deliberate act of failing to pay money
a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next	a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
an air force unit smaller than a squadron
a formation of aircraft in flight
a flock of flying birds
the path followed by an object moving through space

flight (verb)	evasion (verb)
decorate with feathers
fly in a flock
shoot a bird in flight

Difference between flight and evasion

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