elude
verbTo escape capture or remain beyond someone's grasp or understanding.
Escape capture
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Clear all filtersTo escape capture or remain beyond someone's grasp or understanding.
Escape capture
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Difficult to find, catch, achieve, or define.
To make a mistake or depart from an accepted standard.
Lacking a clear plan, method, or orderly arrangement.
Careless or neglectful in carrying out a responsibility.
Carelessly untidy in appearance, habits, or work.
An accidental exchange of initial sounds between words.
Disloyal or deceptive; also dangerously unreliable or difficult to navigate.
Disloyal or deceitful
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