prevarication
pruh ve ruh kay shuhn
- n a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
- n intentionally vague or ambiguous
- n the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
- And what was the import of Pinocchio's most recent prevarication: We got some information through torture.
- The fine art of political prevarication is nothing less than ordinary, everyday lying writ large.
- Butler reported to the Security Council Thursday on Iraq's continued prevarication.