deception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood

indirect expression, circumlocution - an indirect way of expressing something

doublespeak - any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not

hedging, hedge - an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging"

cavil, quibble, quiddity - an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

equivocalness, ambiguity - unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

untruthfulness - the quality of being untruthful

misrepresentaation, falsification - a willful perversion of facts