1. the quality or state of avoiding giving a direct or honest answer; the tendency to evade or escape from something
Usage: uncountable; often used to describe behavior in conversation or communication

Examples

• The politician's evasiveness during the interview frustrated the journalists.
• Her evasiveness about her whereabouts made him suspicious.
• The witness's evasiveness suggested he was hiding something important.
• I appreciated his directness; there was no evasiveness in his response.
• The company's evasiveness regarding the product recall damaged its reputation.
• His evasiveness when asked about his past made people uncomfortable.