circumvention
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈvɛnʃən/
Noun

circumvention

  1. The act of evading by going around (bypassing).
  2. The act of prevailing over another by fraud or deception
    Synonyms: deception, fraud, imposture, delusion
    • a school in which he learns sly circumvention
Translations
  • German: Umgehung
  • Spanish: circumvalación
Translations
  • German: Überlistung



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