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