Tergiversation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language

the act of abandoning a party for cause

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˌɜːɡɪvɚsˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/tˌɜːɡɪvəsˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˌɜːɡɪvəsˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /tˌɜːɡɪvɚsˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

equivocation apostasy

Word Forms

equivocate	verb	be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
tergiversate	verb	be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

tergiversación

falsificación mediante lenguaje vago o ambiguo

🇮🇹Italian

tergiversazione

falsificazione mediante linguaggio vago o ambiguo

🇳🇱Dutch

tergiversatie

vervalsing door middel van vage of dubbelzinnige taal

🇵🇹Portuguese

tergiversação

falsificação por meio de linguagem vaga ou ambígua

🇷🇺Russian

тергиверсация

фальсификация посредством расплывчатых или двусмысленных формулировок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डिगना

अस्पष्ट या अस्पष्ट भाषा के माध्यम से मिथ्याकरण

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিত্যাগ

অস্পষ্ট বা অস্পষ্ট ভাষার মাধ্যমে মিথ্যাচার

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટર્ગીવર્સેશન

અસ્પષ્ટ અથવા અસ્પષ્ટ ભાષાના માધ્યમથી ખોટીકરણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟರ್ಗಿವರ್ಸೇಶನ್

ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಸುಳ್ಳು

🇵🇰Urdu

تخفیف

مبہم یا مبہم زبان کے ذریعے جعل سازی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

终止

通过含糊或模棱两可的语言进行伪造

🇯🇵Japanese

恐怖

あいまいなまたはあいまいな言語による改ざん

🇰🇷Korean

핑계

모호하거나 모호한 언어를 통한 위조

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự lảng vảng

giả mạo bằng ngôn ngữ mơ hồ hoặc mơ hồ

🇹🇭Thai

การให้สัญญาณรบกวน

การปลอมแปลงโดยใช้ภาษาที่คลุมเครือหรือคลุมเครือ

🇮🇩Indonesian

penghindaran

pemalsuan melalui bahasa yang tidak jelas atau ambigu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مراوغة

التزوير باستخدام لغة غامضة أو غامضة

🇹🇷Turkish

Tergiversasyon

muğlak veya muğlak bir dil kullanarak tahrifat

🇮🇱Hebrew

טרגין

זיוף באמצעות שפה מעורפלת או מעורפלת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'tergiversation'?

The primary meaning of 'tergiversation' is 'falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language'.

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Using 'tergiversation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'tergiversation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'tergiversation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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