prevarication

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of deliberately speaking the truth in a way that is misleading or evasive.

  - "During the job interview, the candidate gave prevarications about his work experience."
  - "Politicians are known for their prevarications during election campaigns."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with prevarication
deviation , evasion , revitation

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Variants

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prevaricate , prevaricated , prevaricates , prevaricating , prevarication , prevarications , prevaricator , prevaricators

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'praevaricare' which means to swerve from the right path or to deceive.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'prevarication' is rarely used in everyday speech and is more commonly found in formal writing or in legal contexts.

2. Prevarication is not a common word in English, with only about 1,000 recorded uses per year.

3. The longest recorded word in English with the same pronunciation as 'prevarication' is 'pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism', which means a condition where the parathyroid glands do not function properly.

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Related Concepts

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1. Lying: Prevarication is a form of lying, but it specifically refers to lying through evasive speech rather than outright falsehoods.

2. Dishonesty: Prevarication is an example of dishonesty, as it involves intentionally misleading or deceiving others through speech.

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Culture

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Prevarication has been a common theme in literature, particularly in works that explore themes of deception and morality. For instance, Shakespeare's 'Othello' features the character Iago, who is a master of prevarication.

How to Memorize "prevarication"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person speaking in a way that is misleading or evasive, such as twisting their words to avoid answering a question directly.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of deceit or misleading speech.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the acronym PREVARICATE: Persistently Revealing Evasive And Vague Responses Are Intentionally Confusing And Tactical Evasions.

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