Akademik

equivocation

noun

1. a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

• Syn: ↑evasion

• Derivationally related forms: ↑equivocate

• Hypernyms: ↑misrepresentation, ↑deceit, ↑deception

• Hyponyms:

↑circumlocution, ↑indirect expression, ↑doublespeak, ↑hedge, ↑hedging, ↑quibble, ↑quiddity, ↑cavil

2. intentionally vague or ambiguous

• Syn: ↑prevarication, ↑evasiveness

• Derivationally related forms: ↑evasive (for: ↑evasiveness), ↑prevaricate (for: ↑prevarication), ↑equivocate

• Hypernyms: ↑untruthfulness, ↑ambiguity, ↑equivocalness

3. falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language

• Syn: ↑tergiversation

• Derivationally related forms: ↑tergiversate (for: ↑tergiversation), ↑equivocate

• Hypernyms: ↑falsification, ↑misrepresentation

Useful english dictionary. 2012.