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'a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth';
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Chinese (simplified)
模棱两可 的话
,
推托
,
遁辞
,
模棱两可的话
英語
evasion
,
equivocation
(
⊳
)
Indonesian
dalih
Definitions
英語
a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
日本語
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:
communication
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