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tergiversation
PRIMARY MEANINGS OF:
tergiversation
1
n
falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
2
n
the act of abandoning a party for cause
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: tergiversation
1
n
falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
Synonyms:
equivocation
Type of:
falsification
,
misrepresentation
a willful perversion of facts
2
n
the act of abandoning a party for cause
Synonyms:
apostasy
Type of:
abandonment
,
desertion
,
forsaking
the act of giving something up
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