| NOUN | communication | cavil, quibble, quiddity | an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | communication | cavil, carp, chicane | raise trivial objections |
| Meaning | An evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections. | |
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| Synonyms | quibble, quiddity | |
| Broader | evasion, equivocation | A statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth |
| Spanish | argucia, esencia, evasiva, sutileza | |
| Catalan | evasiva, subtilesa | |
| Verbs | cavil | raise trivial objections |
| Meaning | Raise trivial objections. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | carp, chicane | |
| Broader | object | Express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent |
| Spanish | criticar | |
| Catalan | criticar | |
| Nouns | cavil | an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections |
| caviller, caviler | a disputant who quibbles | |
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