prevarication

• Nom désignant une action visant à esquiver la vérité ou à introduire délibérément de l'ambiguïté et de l'incertitude dans un discours.

A noun referring to the act of avoiding telling the truth or being deliberately vague or ambiguous in a statement.

1. Statement that deviates from the truthC1formal

   A statement that distorts or misrepresents the truth, often to avoid giving a direct answer.

   Prévariation, faux-fuyant

   • His explanation was full of prevarication and half-truths.
   • The politician's prevarication frustrated the journalists.
   • She saw through his prevarication and demanded a straight answer.

   Synonymesdeceptionequivocationevasionfabricationfalsehoodfibliemisrepresentationuntruth

   Antonymesaccuracycandorfactfranknesshonestysinceritytruthtruthfulnessveracityverity

2. Intentionally vague or ambiguous languageC1formal

   The use of deliberately unclear or ambiguous language to avoid commitment or directness.

   langage volontairement vague ou ambigu

   • The contract was filled with prevarication, making it hard to understand the terms.
   • His prevarication during the interview made him seem untrustworthy.
   • The lawyer's prevarication was a tactic to delay the proceedings.

   Synonymesambiguitydoublespeakequivocationevasionhedgingshufflingtergiversationvagueness

   Antonymescandordirectnessfranknessstraightforwardness

3. Deliberate act of deviating from the truthC1formal

   The intentional act of avoiding the truth, often through lies or misleading statements.

   Action délibérée de s'écarter de la vérité

   • Prevarication is considered a serious offense in a court of law.
   • The witness was accused of prevarication under oath.
   • His prevarication damaged his reputation beyond repair.

   Synonymesdeceptiondissimulationequivocationevasionfalsehoodfibliemendacitysubterfugeuntruth

   Antonymescandorhonestysinceritytruthfulnessveracity