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Definition of weasel word in English Turkish dictionary
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Definition of weasel word in English English dictionary
- A word used to qualify a statement so as to make it potentially misleading
Century Magazine, quoted in Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins by Robert Hendrickson (New York: Facts on File Publications,1987).
- An equivocal word used to deprive a statement of its force or to evade a direct commitment. a word used instead of another word when someone wants to be less direct, honest, or clear
- {i} word that is used to avoid a straight answer, word that is misleading or confusing
- an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion
- word-self">weasel words
- plural form of weasel word
- word-self">weasel words
- words that are used to avoid making an outright statement, words that are misleading or confusing
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wea·sel wordTurkish pronunciation
wizıl wırdSynonyms
hedge, confusing statement, dodge, equivocal saying, evasion, misleading statement, misleading word, suppressio veri, wafflingPronunciation
/ˈwēzəl ˈwərd/ /ˈwiːzəl ˈwɜrd/
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