TERGIVERSATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tergiversation mean? 

• TERGIVERSATION (noun)
  The noun TERGIVERSATION has 2 senses:

1. falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language

2. the act of abandoning a party for cause

  Familiarity information: TERGIVERSATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TERGIVERSATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

equivocation; tergiversation

Hypernyms ("tergiversation" is a kind of...):

falsification; misrepresentation (a willful perversion of facts)

Derivation:

tergiversate (be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of abandoning a party for cause

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

apostasy; tergiversation

Hypernyms ("tergiversation" is a kind of...):

abandonment; desertion; forsaking (the act of giving something up)

Derivation:

tergiversate (abandon one's beliefs or allegiances)