06761099-n 'a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth';
 
Czech klička , vytáčka
Chinese (simplified) 模棱两可 的话 , 推托 , 遁辞 , 模棱两可的话
English evasion , equivocation ( ⊳ )
Indonesian dalih
Malaysian cakap dolak-dalik , dalih , cakap bolak-balik
Definitions
English
a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
Japanese
文字通り間違っていないが、巧妙に不愉快な真実を避ける声明
Relations
Hyponym: hedge circumlocution quibble doublespeak
Hypernym: misrepresentation
Semantic Field: communicationn
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