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/tɝd͡ʒɪvɚˈseɪʃən/ · noun
The act of abandoning something or someone, of changing sides; desertion; betrayal..
They make their outward impudence their mask, as foxes, the better we may not see where they truly tend, nor their true black tergiversation beneath.
Anyone who desires an hour's amusement may be advised to look up the tergiversations of eminent craniologists in their attempts to prove from brain measurements that women are stupider than men.
Use tergiversation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tergiversation means The act of abandoning something or someone, of changing sides; desertion; betrayal..
Common synonyms include perfidy, prodition, betrayal, breach of promise.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
They make their outward impudence their mask, as foxes, the better we may not see where they truly tend, nor their true black tergiversation beneath.
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