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Definition of equivocation

falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
intentionally vague or ambiguous
a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

Similar Words: tergiversation, prevarication, evasiveness, evasion

Hyponyms: circumlocution, indirect expression, doublespeak, hedge, hedging, quibble, quiddity, cavil

Derivational Morphology: beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter

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