be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
equivocate
verb
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
evasive
adjective
deliberately vague or ambiguous
fabricate
verb
put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; ; ; He manufactured a popular cereal"
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Ausflüchte
eine Aussage, die von der Wahrheit abweicht oder sie verfälscht
🇫🇷French
tergiversation
une déclaration qui s'écarte de ou pervertit la vérité
🇪🇸Spanish
prevaricación
una declaración que se desvía o pervierte la verdad
🇮🇹Italian
prevaricazione
un'affermazione che devia o distorce la verità
🇳🇱Dutch
uitvlucht
een verklaring die afwijkt van de waarheid of deze verdraait
🇵🇹Portuguese
prevaricação
uma declaração que se desvia ou perverte a verdade
🇷🇺Russian
уклонение
заявление, которое отклоняется от истины или извращает ее
India
🇮🇳Hindi
वाक्छल
ऐसा कथन जो सत्य से भटकाता हो या उसे विकृत करता हो
🇧🇩Bengali
পূর্বাবস্থা
একটি বিবৃতি যা সত্য থেকে বিচ্যুত বা বিকৃত করে
🇮🇳Tamil
முன்னறிவிப்பு
உண்மையை விட்டு விலகும் அல்லது திசை திருப்பும் ஒரு அறிக்கை
🇮🇳Telugu
ముందస్తు
సత్యం నుండి తప్పుకునే లేదా వక్రీకరించే ప్రకటన
🇮🇳Marathi
पूर्वस्थिती
सत्यापासून विचलित किंवा विकृत करणारे विधान
🇮🇳Gujarati
પૂર્વગ્રહ
એક નિવેદન જે સત્યથી વિચલિત થાય છે અથવા તેને બગાડે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪೂರ್ವಭಾವಿತ್ವ
ಸತ್ಯದಿಂದ ವಿಪಥಗೊಳ್ಳುವ ಅಥವಾ ವಿರೂಪಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മുൻകരുതൽ
സത്യത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വ്യതിചലിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വളച്ചൊടിക്കുന്ന ഒരു പ്രസ്താവന
🇵🇰Urdu
تعصب
ایک ایسا بیان جو سچائی سے انحراف کرتا ہے یا اسے بگاڑتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
搪塞
偏离或歪曲事实的陈述
🇯🇵Japanese
予変動
真実から逸脱する、または真実を歪曲する発言
🇰🇷Korean
선입견
진실을 일탈하거나 왜곡하는 진술
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lời nói quanh co
một tuyên bố đi chệch khỏi hoặc bóp méo sự thật
🇹🇭Thai
ความลำเอียง
ข้อความที่เบี่ยงเบนหรือบิดเบือนความจริง
🇮🇩Indonesian
pengingkaran
pernyataan yang menyimpang atau memutarbalikkan kebenaran
🇲🇾Malay
prevariasi
kenyataan yang menyimpang atau menyelewengkan kebenaran
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
المراوغة
قول ينحرف عن الحقيقة أو يحرفها
🇮🇷Persian
بی تفاوتی
جمله ای که از حقیقت منحرف یا منحرف می شود
🇹🇷Turkish
yalan söyleme
gerçeği saptıran veya gerçeği saptıran bir ifade
🇮🇱Hebrew
הפרה
אמירה החורגת מהאמת או מעוותת אותה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'prevarication'?
The primary meaning of 'prevarication' is 'a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'prevarication' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'prevarication' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'prevarication' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'prevarication' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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In your opinion, does the word 'prevarication' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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