"equivocation" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: deceit, deception, misrepresentation - a misleading falsehood
subtypes:
- circumlocution, indirect expression - an indirect way of expressing something
- doublespeak - any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not
- hedge, hedging - an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
- cavil, quibble, quiddity - an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
same as: evasion
is a type of:
- ambiguity, equivocalness - unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
- untruthfulness - the quality of being untruthful
same as: evasiveness, prevarication
is a type of: falsification, misrepresentation - a willful perversion of facts

same as: tergiversation