Meaning | Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear / unclear in order to mislead or withhold information. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
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Synonyms | beat around the bush, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter |
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Broader | misinform, mislead | Give false / false or misleading information to |
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Spanish | mentir, prevaricar, tergiversar |
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Catalan | prevaricar, tergiversar |
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Nouns | equivocation | falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language |
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equivocation | intentionally vague or ambiguous |
equivocation | a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth |
equivocator | a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer |