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- Dictionarycircumvention/ˌsəːkəmˈvɛnʃn/
noun
- 1. the action of overcoming a problem or difficulty, typically in a clever and surreptitious way: "circumvention of the rules undermines any fairness"
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Circumvention is the process of avoiding something, especially cleverly or illegally. Learn more about this formal word, its pronunciation, and translations in different languages.
- English (US)
the process of avoiding something, especially cleverly or...
- Znaczenie Circumvention, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
CIRCUMVENTION definicja: 1. the process of avoiding...
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CIRQUE definition: 1. a hollow area almost surrounded by...
- Circumvention in Simplified Chinese
CIRCUMVENTION translate: 规避. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Circumvention in Traditional Chinese
CIRCUMVENTION translate: 規避. Learn more in the Cambridge...
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- English (US)
Circumvent means to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and word history of circumvent from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
noun. the act of bypassing or going around something: Taking the northern route, to allow circumvention of the mountains, made the journey twice as long. the act of avoiding, evading, or forestalling something, often by cleverness or deception: Thorough consultation before implementing an innovation allows for the circumvention of potential risks.
the process of avoiding something, especially cleverly or illegally: The worst problems came from circumvention of the rules. The ban is open to easy circumvention. See. circumvent. Fewer examples. As an industry, we do not tolerate the circumvention of rules.
to avoid something, especially cleverly or illegally: Ships were registered abroad to circumvent employment and safety regulations. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Avoiding action. abrogate. abrogation. avoid something like the plague idiom. avoidance. end-run. eschew. evader. evasion. fiddle around. insure. shirk. short circuit.
Circumvention means to avoid or get around something by artful maneuvering. It can also mean to surround or enclose something. See synonyms, translations and usage examples of circumvention.
Circumvention is the act of finding a way of avoiding a difficulty or rule. Learn how to pronounce, use and avoid this formal word with Oxford's online dictionary.
