Noun: tergiversation ,tur,ji-vu(r)'sey-shun or ,tur-ji-vu(r)'sey-shun
- Falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
"His tergiversation made it impossible to pin down his true position";
- equivocation
- The act of abandoning a party for cause
"The politician's tergiversation led to a loss of trust among voters";
- apostasy
Derived forms: tergiversations
Type of: abandonment, desertion, falsification, forsaking, misrepresentation
Encyclopedia: Tergiversation