Associations to the word «Tergiversation»

Wiktionary

TERGIVERSATION, noun. The act of abandoning something or someone, of changing sides; desertion; betrayal.
TERGIVERSATION, noun. The act of evading any clear course of action or speech, of being deliberately ambiguous; equivocation; fickleness.

Dictionary definition

TERGIVERSATION, noun. Falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language.
TERGIVERSATION, noun. The act of abandoning a party for cause.

Wise words

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