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tergiversation

\tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sa.sjɔ̃\

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Du latin tergiversatio (« tergiversation, lenteur calculée, détour »).

noun tergiversations

Action de tergiverser, d'hésiter. Le doute et la tergiversation sont de grands ennemis de la prise de décision.

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"tergiversation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/tergiversation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tergiversation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/tergiversation

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"tergiversation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/tergiversation.

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@misc{tergiversation_2026,
  title = {tergiversation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/tergiversation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}