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tergiversation
ter·giv·er·sate T0115400 (tər-jĭv′ər-sāt′, tûr′jĭ-vər-)intr.v. ter·giv·er·sat·ed, ter·giv·er·sat·ing, ter·giv·er·sates 1. To use evasions or ambiguities; equivocate.2. To change sides; apostatize.
[Latin tergiversārī, tergiversāt- : tergum, the back + versāre, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
ter′gi·ver·sa′tion n.ter′gi·ver·sa′tor (-sā′tər) n.tergiversation1. the act or process of subterfuge or evasion.
2. the abandoning of a cause or belief; apostasy. — tergiversator, n.See also: Renunciation
1. the act or process of subterfuge or evasion.
2. the abandoning of a cause or belief; apostasy. — tergiversator, n.See also: Cunning
1. the act or process of subterfuge or evasion.
2. the abandoning of a cause or belief; apostasy. — tergiversator, n.See also: HeresyThesaurus| Noun | 1. | tergiversation - falsification by means of vague or ambiguous languageequivocationfalsification, misrepresentation - a willful perversion of facts | | 2. | tergiversation - the act of abandoning a party for causeapostasyabandonment, desertion, forsaking - the act of giving something up |
tergiversationnoun1. An instance of defecting from or abandoning a cause:apostasy, defection, recreance, recreancy.2. The use or an instance of equivocal language:ambiguity, equivocation, equivoque, euphemism, hedge, prevarication, shuffle, weasel word.Informal: waffle.3. An expression or term liable to more than one interpretation:ambiguity, double-entendre, equivocality, equivocation, equivoque.Translationstergiversation
Related to tergiversation: valuable, altercationSynonyms for tergiversationnoun an instance of defecting from or abandoning a causeSynonyms- apostasy
- defection
- recreance
- recreancy
noun the use or an instance of equivocal languageSynonyms- ambiguity
- equivocation
- equivoque
- euphemism
- hedge
- prevarication
- shuffle
- weasel word
- waffle
noun an expression or term liable to more than one interpretationSynonyms- ambiguity
- double-entendre
- equivocality
- equivocation
- equivoque
Synonyms for tergiversationnoun falsification by means of vague or ambiguous languageSynonymsRelated Words- falsification
- misrepresentation
noun the act of abandoning a party for causeSynonymsRelated Words- abandonment
- desertion
- forsaking
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