prevarication
(noun)
noun
1. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
Similar word(s): lie
Definition categories: communication, falsehood, falsity, untruth
2. intentionally vague or ambiguous
Similar word(s): equivocation, evasiveness
Definition categories: attribute, ambiguity, equivocalness, untruthfulness
3. the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
Similar word(s): fabrication, lying
Definition categories: act, falsification, misrepresentation
Sentences with prevarication as a noun:
- Prevarication became the order of the day in his government while truth was a stranger in those halls.