Equivocation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃn|
Brit.
|ɪˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth (syn: evasion)
- intentionally vague or ambiguous (syn: prevarication)
- falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language (syn: tergiversation)
- intentionally vague or ambiguous (syn: prevarication)
- falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language (syn: tergiversation)
Extra examples
The applicant seemed to be equivocating when we asked him about his last job.
When asked about her tax plan, the candidate didn't equivocate.
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