tergiversation
11tergiversation — noun Date: 1570 1. evasion of straightforward action or clear cut statement ; equivocation 2. desertion of a cause, position, party, or faith …
12tergiversation — See tergiversate. * * * …
13tergiversation — Synonyms and related words: about face, amphibology, apostasy, denial, desertion, disavowal, double entendre, double meaning, equivocality, equivocation, equivoque, falseness, forswearing, recreancy, renunciation, repudiation, reversal, reverse …
14Tergiversation — Det at trække i langdrag, være henholdende …
15tergiversation — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun l.An instance of defecting from or abandoning a cause: apostasy, defection, recreance, recreancy. See APPROACH, TRUST. 2. The use or an instance of equivocal language: ambiguity, equivocation, equivoque, euphemism,… …
16Tergiversation — Ter|gi|ver|sa|ti|on [...v...] die; , en <aus gleichbed. lat. tergiversatio zu tergiversari, vgl. ↑tergiversieren> (veraltet) Ausflucht, Weigerung …
17tergiversation — n. frequent change of opinion; desertion, evacuation, abandonmentter·gi·ver·sa·tion || ‚tÉœrdʒɪvÉœr seɪʃn /‚tÉœËdʒɪvÉœË …
18tergiversation — n. 1. Evasion, shift, subterfuge, shifting. 2. Vacillation, veering, fickleness, instability, inconstancy, change of mind …
19tergiversation — ter·gi·ver·sa·tion …
20tergiversation — n. act or state of being apostate or renegade; equivocation. ♦ tergiversator, n. ♦ tergiversatory, a …