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Meaning of "tergiversation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TERGIVERSATION

tergiversation  [ˌtɜːdʒɪvəˈseɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TERGIVERSATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tergiversation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TERGIVERSATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tergiversation in the English dictionary

The definition of tergiversation in the dictionary is the act of changing sides or loyalties; apostatizing. Other definition of tergiversation is the act of being evasive or ambiguous; equivocating.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TERGIVERSATION


affixation
ˌæfɪkˈseɪʃən
Alsatian
ælˈseɪʃən
annexation
ˌænɪkˈseɪʃən
cassation
kæˈseɪʃən
cessation
sɛˈseɪʃən
compensation
ˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən
condensation
ˌkɒndɛnˈseɪʃən
conversation
ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən
decompensation
diːˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən
dispensation
ˌdɪspɛnˈseɪʃən
extravasation
ɪkˌstrævəˈseɪʃən
fixation
fɪkˈseɪʃən
indexation
ˌɪndɛkˈseɪʃən
laxation
lækˈseɪʃən
malversation
ˌmælvɜːˈseɪʃən
pulsation
pʌlˈseɪʃən
relaxation
ˌriːlækˈseɪʃən
sensation
sɛnˈseɪʃən
taxation
tækˈseɪʃən
vexation
vɛkˈseɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TERGIVERSATION

terete
Tereus
Terfel
terga
tergal
tergite
tergiversant
tergiversate
tergiversator
tergiversatory
tergum
teriyaki
term
term insurance
term paper
termagancy
termagant
termagantly
termer

WORDS THAT END LIKE TERGIVERSATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation

Synonyms and antonyms of tergiversation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tergiversation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TERGIVERSATION

Find out the translation of tergiversation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tergiversation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tergiversation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

tergiversation
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tergiversación
570 millions of speakers

English

tergiversation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tergiversation
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مراوغة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

затягивание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tergiversação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরস্পরবিরোধী উক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tergiversation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terganggu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tergiversation
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

豹変
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tergiversation
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Terganggu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự bỏ đạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tergiversation
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तोडगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

döneklik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tergiversare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tergiversation
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

затягування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tergiversarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παλινωδία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

draaierij
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tergiversation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tergiversation
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tergiversation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TERGIVERSATION»

The term «tergiversation» is normally little used and occupies the 111.114 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TERGIVERSATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tergiversation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TERGIVERSATION»

Discover the use of tergiversation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tergiversation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reading Assessment: A Primer for Teachers and Coaches
Mary's sudden tergiversation surprised all her friends and especially her family. Were you able to pronounce tergiversation? I am sure you were. What strategy did you use? Did you match individual sounds to single letters beginning with t, ...
JoAnne Schudt Caldwell, 2008
2
Reading Assessment, Third Edition: A Primer for Teachers in ...
If you could not attach meaning to tergiversation, the wonderful comprehension process was hampered. However, if you know that a tergiversation is a desertion of a cause (usually a religious or political one), then things change. Read the ...
JoAnne Schudt Caldwell, 2014
3
The Protestant, a weekly paper on the principal points of ...
And Bishop Copinger considers this as having " evinced, beyond the powers of tergiversation, that the professions of the Society were not intended to regulate its practice ; but that, under the name of education, proselytism was the determined  ...
William M'Gavin, 1821
4
The Protestant: essays on the principal points of ...
And Bishop Copinger considers this as having " evinced, beyond the powers of tergiversation, that the professions of the society were not intended to regulate its practice ; but that, under the name of education, proselytism was the determined  ...
William M'Gavin, 1835
5
Mathematics: Its Power and Utility
Some letters may not appear in the boxes. When you finish putting letters in the boxes, darken all the blank spaces to separate the words in the message. Tergiversation 21 –8 –30 17 0 1 –3 –2 4 O O Solve the equations in Problems 29 -39.
Karl Smith, 2012
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How to Sound Really Clever: 600 Words You Need to Know
tergiversation. technocrat (noun) I a technical specialist who runs a government or a business (pronounced 'gcnuh—krat') from the Greek, tekhne: craft + kratos: power e.g. Now that financial woes have descended on Europe, many ...
Hubert van den Bergh, 2013
7
The New Monthly Magazine
Tergiversation. of. the. Times. Newspaper. [Dec. 1,. On the Tergiversation of the Times Newspaper. bility of lawful. 400 guarding the public against the noxious principles they may diffuse, or in confirming the effect of those that are beneficial.
‎1817
8
An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
SeeTrite, Termite. TERGIVERSATION,a subterfuge,ficklenessof conduct. (F. – L.) InCotgrave. – F. tergiversation, 'tergiversation, a flinching, withdrawing;' Cot. Lit.a turning of one's back. – L. tergiuersātiōnem, acc. oftergiuersātio,a subterfuge.
Walter W. Skeat, 2013
9
Works: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings, and a ...
Again, Though I do not accuse Dr. Parr of tergiversation, or tergiversation of the same sort as theirs whose conduct he is now imitating, is language accusing him of some sort of tergiversation. Again, His head and his logic have, I believe, ...
Samuel Parr, 1828
10
Noctes Ambrosianae
34 TERGIVERSATION OP THE PRESS. North. We will, James. But see that this bowl does not take the legs from you likewise. Omnes. Hip — hip — hip — hurra — hurra — hurra — hip — hip — hip — hurra — hurra — hurra — hip — hip — hip ...
John Wilson, James Frederick Ferrier, James Hogg, 1827

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TERGIVERSATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tergiversation is used in the context of the following news items.
1
the Golden Calf of the Left
So “tone” becomes all-important because what matters is not the killing we inflict, but a certain oblique tergiversation that carefully refuses to speak what is ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
2
Indian Child Welfare Act hearings reignite adoption debate
"But their strategy has always been to engage in equivocation and tergiversation in order to maintain the status quo, because any changes represent a loss of ... «Navajo-Hopi Observer, Jul 15»
3
Déthié Fall : «Après avoir échoué sur le plan économique, Macky …
Il n'y a pas de possibilité de tergiversation sur la question de la réduction du mandat présidentiel de 7 à 5 ans. C'est du moins l'avis de Déthié Fall, ... «S'informer en temps réel, Jul 15»
4
L'OPPOSITION « PRESSE» MACKY
Une opposition qui dit sentir d'ailleurs et de plus en plus une forte tergiversation du chef de l'Etat, face à la pression sourde de ses partisans de l'Apr et alliés ... «Sud Quotidien, Jul 15»
5
Govt reiterates rejection of foreign involvement in Sudan's dialogue …
The opposition leader added that AUPSC roadmap to facilitate the national dialogue was also killed by the tergiversation of the Sudanese government which ... «Sudan Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Présidentielle - Idy à Macky : "C'est en 2017, il ne saurait y avoir …
Rewmi retient que l'élection présidentielle est pour 2017 et qu'il ne saurait y avoir aucune tergiversation sur cette question. C'est pourquoi il ne reste au ... «S'informer en temps réel, Jul 15»
7
Uduaghan, Delta And The Economics Of Cannibalism
... in telling Deltans the true state of our financial position that he met on ground without any streak of descartian tergiversation and pusillanimous skullduggery. «Nigerian Observer, Jul 15»
8
Here are my tips:
3. Work the word “tergiversation” into your dialogue somewhere, preferably several times, as in “Her tergiversation whispered to him like the breath of a dying ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
9
L'UDC exige l'application stricte de l'article constitutionnel
L'UDC exige une application «stricte et sans tergiversation» de l'article constitutionnel issu de l'initiative «Contre l'immigration de masse» acceptée par le ... «24heures.ch, May 15»
10
Pourquoi la circulation alternée ne suffit pas contre la pollution de l'air
Après sept jours consécutifs de pollution de l'air en Ile-de-France et une longue tergiversation liée aux élections départementales, le gouvernement a finalement ... «Le Monde, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Tergiversation [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tergiversation>. May 2024 ».
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