Equivocation
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
Wordset Dictionary
intentionally vague or ambiguous
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- evasionevasivenessprevaricationtergiversation
- plural
- Equivocations
- possessive
- Equivocation's
- pluralpossessive
- Equivocations'