elusion Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
    slip; eluding.

WordNet

E*lu"sion noun
Etymology
LL. elusio, fr. L. eludere, elusum. See Elude.
Definitions
  1. Act of eluding; adroit escape, as by artifice; a mockery; a cheat; trickery.

Webster 1913