English noun: equivocation |
1. | equivocation (communication) a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth |
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| Synonyms | evasion |
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| Broader (hypernym) | deceit, deception, misrepresentation |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | cavil, circumlocution, doublespeak, hedge, hedging, indirect expression, quibble, quiddity |
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2. | equivocation (attribute) intentionally vague or ambiguous |
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| Synonyms | evasiveness, prevarication |
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| Broader (hypernym) | ambiguity, equivocalness, untruthfulness |
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3. | equivocation (act) falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language |
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| Synonyms | tergiversation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | falsification, misrepresentation |
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