circumvention

English

Etymology

From Latin circumventio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈvɛnʃən/

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Noun

circumvention (countable and uncountable, plural circumventions)

1. The act of evading or going around (bypassing).
2. The act of prevailing over another by fraud or deception

   Synonyms: deception, fraud, imposture, delusion

   • 1782–1785, William Cowper, “(please specify the page)”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson;  […], →OCLC:

     a school in which he learns sly circumvention

Related terms

• circumvent
• circumvental

Translations

bypassing

• Catalan: circumvalació f
• German: Umgehung (de)
• Spanish: circumvalación f

act of prevailing

• German: Überlistung
• Sanskrit: कपट (sa) m or n (kapaṭa)