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Equivocation

nounid 49807·updated May 18, 2026
verified

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

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
evasionevasivenessprevaricationtergiversation
plural
Equivocations
possessive
Equivocation's
pluralpossessive
Equivocations'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
§2
intentionally vague or ambiguous
§3
a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

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