English noun: tergiversation | |||
| 1. | tergiversation (act) falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language | ||
| Synonyms | equivocation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | falsification, misrepresentation | ||
| 2. | tergiversation (act) the act of abandoning a party for cause | ||
| Synonyms | apostasy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abandonment, desertion, forsaking | ||