noun, feminine

tergiversation

/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sa.sjɔ̃/

noun, feminine/tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sa.sjɔ̃/plural: tergiversations

delays in providing a clear answer caused by hesitations or an outright unwillingness to be forthright

From Latin tergiversātiōnem.

tergiversation — French Dictionary | Passage