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tergiversation Tweet Definition of tergiversation Like Definition of tergiversation on Facebook
noun 
  1. the act of turning one's back; abandoning something or someone; betrayal
  • 1985: They make their outward impudence their mask, as foxes, the better we may not see where they truly tend, nor their true black beneath. " John Fowles, A Maggot
    1. the act of turning from a clear course of action; equivocation; fickleness
Etymology: From Latin tergiversari.

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