Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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equivocation | Yes | No | No | No |
prevarication | Yes | No | No | No |
equivocation (noun) | prevarication (noun) |
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falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language | the deliberate act of deviating from the truth |
intentionally vague or ambiguous | intentionally vague or ambiguous |
a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth | a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth |