prevarication
noun/prɪˌværɪˈkeɪʃn/
/prɪˌværɪˈkeɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)- the act of not giving a direct answer to a question in order to hide the truth
- She accused him of prevarication.
- The report was full of lies and prevarications.
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