Definition of TERGIVERSATION

tergiversation

Meanings

Plural: tergiversations

Noun

  • falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
  • the act of abandoning a party for cause
  • The act of abandoning something or someone, of changing sides; desertion; betrayal.
  • The act of evading any clear course of action or speech, of being deliberately ambiguous; equivocation; fickleness.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin tergiversātiō, from tergiversārī (“to turn one's back, to evade, to avoid”) + -tiō (“-tion: forming abstract nouns”). Equivalent to tergiversate + -ion.

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