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prevarication

/ prevarication /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
Type of:
falsification misrepresentaation
Kinds of:
fibbing paltering
Derived:
manufacture fabricate construct beat around the bush equivocate
noun Sense 2
intentionally vague or ambiguous
Type of:
ambiguity equivocalness untruthfulness
Derived:
beat around the bush equivocate tergiversate prevaricate palter
noun Sense 3
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
Type of:
falsehood falsity untruth
Kinds of:
fib story tale tarradiddle taradiddle
Derived:
beat around the bush equivocate tergiversate prevaricate palter
Semantic Complexity
41%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
2
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falsification misrepresentaation fibbing paltering ambiguity equivocalness untruthfulness falsehood falsity untruth fib story