(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shun.

avoidance avoiding reaction circumvention defense mechanism dodge duck elusion elusiveness equivocation escape eschewal evasion evasive action evasiveness forbearance forestalling forestallment getting around jink neutrality nonintervention noninvolvement prevention refraining runaround shunting off shy sidestep sidetracking slip the runaround zigzag