Equivocation
nounɪ,kwɪvə'keɪʃən
Noun
a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
Similar:EvasionType of:DeceitDeceptionMisrepresentationintentionally vague or ambiguous
Similar:EvasivenessPrevaricationType of:UntruthfulnessEquivocalnessAmbiguityfalsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
Similar:TergiversationType of:FalsificationMisrepresentation
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- Tournament Word List (TWL)
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- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA
Similar Words
- Evasion
- Evasiveness
- Prevarication
- Tergiversation
- Equivocate