Noun: equivocation i,kwi-vu'key-shun
- A statement that deliberately avoids or sidesteps the truth
"His response was pure equivocation, never directly addressing the question";
- evasion
- The quality of being deliberately vague or ambiguous
"the author's elusiveness may at times be construed as equivocation";
- prevarication, evasiveness
- Falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
"The politician's equivocation on the issue frustrated voters";
- tergiversation
Derived forms: equivocations
Type of: ambiguity, deceit, deception, equivocalness, falsification, misrepresentation, untruthfulness
Encyclopedia: Equivocation