equivocation
English Thesaurus
1. falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language (noun.act)
2. intentionally vague or ambiguous (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | ambiguity, equivocalness, |
| definition | : | unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning (noun.attribute) |
| hypernym | : | untruthfulness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being untruthful (noun.attribute) |
3. a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | doublespeak, |
| definition | : | any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | hedge, hedging, |
| definition | : | an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | cavil, quibble, quiddity, |
| definition | : | an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections (noun.communication) |
4. falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language (noun.act)
| derivation | : | beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate, beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate, |
| definition | : | be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information (verb.communication) |
5. intentionally vague or ambiguous (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | evasive, |
| definition | : | deliberately vague or ambiguous (adj.all) |
6. a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth (noun.communication)
7. falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language (noun.act)
| derivation | : | beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate, beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate, |
| definition | : | be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information (verb.communication) |
8. intentionally vague or ambiguous (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | evasive, |
| definition | : | deliberately vague or ambiguous (adj.all) |
9. a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth (noun.communication)
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