# circumvention

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈvɛnʃən/ · frequency rank #66,563

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

## Etymology
From Latin circumventio, equivalent to circumvent + -ion.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/circumvention