D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Tergiversation

· Ter·gi·ver·sa·tion · IPA /tɝd͡ʒɪvɚˈseɪʃən/
01 n. The act of tergiversating; a shifting; shift; subterfuge; evasion.
  1. 1.
    The act of tergiversating; a shifting; shift; subterfuge; evasion.
    “Writing is to be preferred before verbal conferences, as being freer from passions and tergiversations.” — Abp. Bramhall.
  2. 2.
    Fickleness of conduct; inconstancy; change.
    “The colonel, after all his tergiversations, lost his life in the king's service.” Clarendon.