Word for giving a conflicting response
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What is the term given to a conflicted reply within the same response?
For example, “Maybe I stole the money, but then again, maybe I didn’t.”
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What is the term given to a conflicted reply within the same response?
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Being evasive, equivocating, noncommittal
– Jim
Nov 29 at 19:46
That's not a conflicting response; it's as Jim said and either way, what did your own dictionaries, thesauruses or search engines leave unclear?
– Robbie Goodwin
Nov 29 at 22:31
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What is the term given to a conflicted reply within the same response?
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Being evasive, equivocating, noncommittal
– Jim
Nov 29 at 19:46
That's not a conflicting response; it's as Jim said and either way, what did your own dictionaries, thesauruses or search engines leave unclear?
– Robbie Goodwin
Nov 29 at 22:31
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Being evasive, equivocating, noncommittal
– Jim
Nov 29 at 19:46
That's not a conflicting response; it's as Jim said and either way, what did your own dictionaries, thesauruses or search engines leave unclear?
– Robbie Goodwin
Nov 29 at 22:31
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Being evasive, equivocating, noncommittal
– Jim
Nov 29 at 19:46
Being evasive, equivocating, noncommittal
– Jim
Nov 29 at 19:46
That's not a conflicting response; it's as Jim said and either way, what did your own dictionaries, thesauruses or search engines leave unclear?
– Robbie Goodwin
Nov 29 at 22:31
That's not a conflicting response; it's as Jim said and either way, what did your own dictionaries, thesauruses or search engines leave unclear?
– Robbie Goodwin
Nov 29 at 22:31
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to sidestep TFD
Verb 1. sidestep - avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues);
As in:
“Maybe I stole the money, but then again, maybe I didn’t” sidestepping her answer.
answered Nov 29 at 20:07
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I'd suggest contradiction. From Merriam-Webster:
a proposition, statement, or phrase that asserts or implies both the
truth and falsity of something
and
a statement or phrase whose parts contradict each other
answered Nov 29 at 19:57
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Thank you for the suggestions. But there’s an actual term for this sort of response. I saw it somewhere a few weeks ago and for the life of me I can’t seem to recall it.
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to sidestep TFD
Verb 1. sidestep - avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues);
As in:
“Maybe I stole the money, but then again, maybe I didn’t” sidestepping her answer.
answered Nov 29 at 20:07
lbf
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to sidestep TFD
Verb 1. sidestep - avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues);
As in:
“Maybe I stole the money, but then again, maybe I didn’t” sidestepping her answer.
answered Nov 29 at 20:07
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to sidestep TFD
Verb 1. sidestep - avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues);
As in:
“Maybe I stole the money, but then again, maybe I didn’t” sidestepping her answer.
answered Nov 29 at 20:07
lbf
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to sidestep TFD
Verb 1. sidestep - avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues);
As in:
“Maybe I stole the money, but then again, maybe I didn’t” sidestepping her answer.
answered Nov 29 at 20:07
lbf
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answered Nov 29 at 20:07
lbf
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answered Nov 29 at 20:07
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answered Nov 29 at 20:07
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I'd suggest contradiction. From Merriam-Webster:
a proposition, statement, or phrase that asserts or implies both the
truth and falsity of something
and
a statement or phrase whose parts contradict each other
answered Nov 29 at 19:57
drewhart
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Thank you for the suggestions. But there’s an actual term for this sort of response. I saw it somewhere a few weeks ago and for the life of me I can’t seem to recall it.
– Cae
Nov 30 at 2:31
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I'd suggest contradiction. From Merriam-Webster:
a proposition, statement, or phrase that asserts or implies both the
truth and falsity of something
and
a statement or phrase whose parts contradict each other
answered Nov 29 at 19:57
drewhart
1,220210
Thank you for the suggestions. But there’s an actual term for this sort of response. I saw it somewhere a few weeks ago and for the life of me I can’t seem to recall it.
– Cae
Nov 30 at 2:31
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up vote
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I'd suggest contradiction. From Merriam-Webster:
a proposition, statement, or phrase that asserts or implies both the
truth and falsity of something
and
a statement or phrase whose parts contradict each other
answered Nov 29 at 19:57
drewhart
1,220210
I'd suggest contradiction. From Merriam-Webster:
a proposition, statement, or phrase that asserts or implies both the
truth and falsity of something
and
a statement or phrase whose parts contradict each other
answered Nov 29 at 19:57
drewhart
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answered Nov 29 at 19:57
drewhart
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answered Nov 29 at 19:57
drewhart
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answered Nov 29 at 19:57
drewhart
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Thank you for the suggestions. But there’s an actual term for this sort of response. I saw it somewhere a few weeks ago and for the life of me I can’t seem to recall it.
– Cae
Nov 30 at 2:31
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Thank you for the suggestions. But there’s an actual term for this sort of response. I saw it somewhere a few weeks ago and for the life of me I can’t seem to recall it.
– Cae
Nov 30 at 2:31
Thank you for the suggestions. But there’s an actual term for this sort of response. I saw it somewhere a few weeks ago and for the life of me I can’t seem to recall it.
– Cae
Nov 30 at 2:31
Thank you for the suggestions. But there’s an actual term for this sort of response. I saw it somewhere a few weeks ago and for the life of me I can’t seem to recall it.
– Cae
Nov 30 at 2:31
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Being evasive, equivocating, noncommittal
– Jim
Nov 29 at 19:46
That's not a conflicting response; it's as Jim said and either way, what did your own dictionaries, thesauruses or search engines leave unclear?
– Robbie Goodwin
Nov 29 at 22:31