/ˈtɜrdʒɪvərˌseɪʃən/
noun
The act of evading any clear course of action or speech, of being deliberately ambiguous; equivocation; fickleness.
To his wife, Liam’s explanation was marked by tergiversation. He gave few indications of where he was the night before, or why he smelled like another woman’s perfume.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Tergiversation.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/tergiversation. Accessed 28 July 2026.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “tergiversation”, accessed July 28, 2026, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/tergiversation.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Tergiversation. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/tergiversation