equivocation
/ɪ,kwɪvə'keɪʃən/
noun
12 letters5 syllables26 points in Scrabble®30 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
A statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth.
2
Intentionally vague or ambiguous.
3
Falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language.
WORD FORMS
Related formequivocate
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®26 points
Words With Friends®30 points
Double word52 points
Triple word78 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinequivocationway
Starts & ends withE … N
Syllablese · quiv · o · ca · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED5
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