n06761099
type | n |
lex_filenum | 10 |
def | a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth |
Outgoing links | |
Hypernym | misrepresentation, deceit, deception |
Derivationally related form | equivocation → equivocate |
Hyponym | circumlocution, indirect expression; doublespeak; hedge, hedging; quibble, quiddity, cavil |
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Hyponym | misrepresentation, deceit, deception |
Hypernym | circumlocution, indirect expression; doublespeak; hedge, hedging; quibble, quiddity, cavil |
Derivationally related form | equivocate → equivocation |
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