circumvention

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/ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈvɛnʃən/

noun

The act of evading or going around (bypassing).

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deceptionfraudimposturedelusion
OriginLatin circumventiō →
Less commonScrabble 22
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Meanings

nouncircumvention (countable and uncountable, plural circumventions)

plural circumventions

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

    a school in which he learns sly circumvention

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

    Synonyms: deception, fraud, imposture, delusion

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act of prevailing over another by fraud or deception.

Similar
deceptionfraudimposturedelusion

Origin

  1. Latincircumventiō
  2. Englishcircumvention

From Latin circumventiō, equivalent to circumvent + -ion.

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Translations

Catalan circumvalació
  • circumvalacióbypassing
German Umgehung, Überlistung
  • Umgehungbypassing
  • Überlistungact of prevailing
Polish obejście, ominięcie
  • obejściebypassing
  • ominięciebypassing
  • przebiegłośćact of prevailing
  • podstępact of prevailing
Spanish circumvalación
  • circumvalaciónbypassing
Cite this entry
APA

circumvention. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumvention

MLA

“circumvention.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumvention. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumvention,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumvention.

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