tergiversation
noun/ˌtɜːdʒɪvəˈseɪʃn/
/ˌtɜːrdʒɪvərˈseɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)- the act of making statements that deliberately hide the truth or that avoid answering a question directly
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- the act of removing your support from one person, group, or religion and beginning to support another
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