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(noun) falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language |
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Synonyms: tergiversation |
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Related Words: falsehood, falsification, misrepresentation |
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(noun) deliberate vagueness or ambiguity |
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Synonyms: evasiveness |
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Related Words: ambiguity, equivocalness |
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(noun) intentionally vague or ambiguous |
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Synonyms: evasiveness, prevarication |
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Related Words: untruthfulness |
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(noun) a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth |
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Synonyms: evasion |
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Related Words: circumlocution, deceit, deception, doublespeak, hedge, hedging, indirect expression, misrepresentation, quibble |
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