 equivocation |
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| 1. | [ noun ] deliberate vagueness or ambiguity | |
| Synonyms: | evasiveness | |
| Related terms: | ambiguity | |
| 2. | [ noun ] intentionally vague or ambiguous | |
| Synonyms: | evasiveness prevarication | |
| Related terms: | ambiguity untruthfulness | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth | |
| Synonyms: | evasion | |
| Related terms: | misrepresentation hedge circumlocution quibble doublespeak beat_around_the_bush | |
| 4. | [ noun ] falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language | |
| Synonyms: | tergiversation | |
| Related terms: | misrepresentaation falsification beat_around_the_bush | |
| Similar spelling: |
equivocate equivocator equivocal equivocalness equivocally |
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