equivocation

(noun)

noun

1. a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

Similar word(s): evasion

Definition categories: communication, deceit, deception, misrepresentation

2. intentionally vague or ambiguous

Similar word(s): evasiveness, prevarication

Definition categories: attribute, ambiguity, equivocalness, untruthfulness

3. falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language

Similar word(s): tergiversation

Definition categories: act, falsification, misrepresentation