dodging

(n) nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
- his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible
- that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive
escape, evasion,
(n) a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery scheme, dodge,
(n) deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening avoidance, shunning, turning away,

escape evasion scheme dodge avoidance shunning turning away