elusion

[ih-loo-zhuh n] /ɪˈlu ʒən/

noun

the act of eluding; evasion.

Origin

1540-50; < Late Latin ēlūsiōn- (stem of ēlūsiō) deception, evasion, equivalent to ēlūs(us), past participle of ēlūdere to elude (ē- e-¹ + lūd- play + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion

Can be confused

allusion, delusion, elusion, hallucination, illusion (see synonym study at illusion)

Word Origin and History for elusion

1540s, noun of action from elude, or from Medieval Latin elusionem (nominative elusio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin eludere.