p 3 r 1 e 1 v 4 a 1 r 1 i 1 c 3 a 1 t 1 i 1 o 1 n 1
13 letters · 20 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
noun intentionally vague or ambiguous
noun the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
originBorrowed from Latin praevāricātiō (“collusion with an opponent; duplicity, deceit; violation of duty, transgression”, literally “stepping out of line”), from praevāricor (“to walk crookedly; go astray; transgress”) + -tās. The virtually obsolete sense of deviation or transgression may have been influenced by an earlier stage of borrowing via Middle English prevaricacioun, prevaricacion…
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