TERGIVERSATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does tergiversation mean? • TERGIVERSATION (noun)
The noun TERGIVERSATION has 2 senses:
1. falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
2. the act of abandoning a party or cause
Familiarity information: TERGIVERSATION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TERGIVERSATION (noun)
Meaning:
Falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
tergiversation; equivocation
Hypernyms ("tergiversation" is a kind of...):
falsification; misrepresentaation (a willful perversion of facts)
Meaning:
The act of abandoning a party or cause
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
apostasy; tergiversation
Hypernyms ("tergiversation" is a kind of...):
abandonment; desertion; forsaking (the act of giving something up)
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