tergiversation
1. the act of abandoning a party for cause • Syn: apostasy • Derivationally related forms: tergiversate • Hypernyms: abandonment, forsaking, desertion 2. falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language • Syn: equivocation • Derivationally related forms: tergiversate, equivocate (for: equivocation) • Hypernyms: falsification, misrepresentation
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