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Prevarication (Noun)

A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

The politician's refusal to answer direct questions was seen as a prevarication to avoid taking responsibility for the scandal.
The student's explanation for missing the deadline was a blatant prevarication, and the teacher was not afraid to call her out on it.
Lawyers often have to deal with prevarications from witnesses who are trying to avoid telling the whole truth.
The company's CEO was accused of prevarication when he claimed that the product was environmentally friendly despite evidence to the contrary.
In the corrupt regime, prevarication was a way of life, with officials regularly distorting facts to suit their own interests.