单词 | tergiversation |
释义 | tergiversation (once / 41327 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY tergiversation: tergiversations+/tergiversate: tergiversates, tergiversation USAGE EXAMPLESThere is a kind of dark comedy to be found in these constant tergiversations, although the subject matter is far from humorous. Forbes(Dec 18, 2012) This kind of emotional tergiversation is pretty close to how I imagine life in a girl band. The Guardian(Aug 06, 2012) Sign it if you like; but sign it quickly; for this night brings all tergiversation to an end. James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford), The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III)—A Tale(2012) 1 n falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language 2Syn|Hyper equivocation falsification, misrepresentation a willful perversion of facts n the act of abandoning a party for cause Syn|Hyper apostasy abandonment, desertion, forsaking the act of giving something up |
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