Prevarication - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|prɪˌværɪˈkeɪʃən|
Brit.
|prɪˌværɪˈkeɪʃən|
noun
- a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth (syn: lie)
- intentionally vague or ambiguous (syn: equivocation)
- the deliberate act of deviating from the truth (syn: fabrication, lying)
- intentionally vague or ambiguous (syn: equivocation)
- the deliberate act of deviating from the truth (syn: fabrication, lying)
Extra examples
Government officials prevaricated about the real costs of the project.
...during the hearings the witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend...
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