tergiversation

English Thesaurus

1. the act of abandoning a party for cause (noun.act)

hypernym	:	abandonment, desertion, forsaking,
definition	:	the act of giving something up (noun.act)

2. falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language (noun.act)

hypernym	:	falsification, misrepresentation,
definition	:	a willful perversion of facts (noun.act)

3. the act of abandoning a party for cause (noun.act)

derivation	:	apostatise, apostatize, tergiversate,
definition	:	abandon one's beliefs or allegiances (verb.communication)

4. falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language (noun.act)

derivation	:	beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate,
definition	:	be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information (verb.communication)

5. the act of abandoning a party for cause (noun.act)

derivation	:	apostatise, apostatize, tergiversate,
definition	:	abandon one's beliefs or allegiances (verb.communication)

6. falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language (noun.act)

derivation	:	beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate,
definition	:	be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information (verb.communication)