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noun
  1. An instance of defecting from or abandoning a cause:

    apostasy, defection, recreance, recreancy. See approach, trust
  2. The use or an instance of equivocal language:

    ambiguity, equivocation, equivoque, euphemism, hedge, prevarication, shuffle, weasel word. (Informal) waffle. See clear
  3. An expression or term liable to more than one interpretation:

    ambiguity, double-entendre, equivocality, equivocation, equivoque. See clear

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