equivocation
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
Types & categories
- deception hypernym
- indirect expression hyponym
- doublespeak hyponym
- hedging hyponym
- quiddity hyponym
Related & opposite
- tergiversate derivation
Sense 2 noun
intentionally vague or ambiguous
Types & categories
- equivocalness hypernym
- untruthfulness hypernym
Related & opposite
- tergiversate derivation
- evasive derivation
Sense 3 noun
falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
Types & categories
- falsification hypernym
Related & opposite
- tergiversate derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tergiversate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | deception |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | indirect expression |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | doublespeak |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hedging |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | quiddity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tergiversate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | evasive |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | equivocalness |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | untruthfulness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tergiversate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | falsification |