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His circumlocution made it hard to understand his point.
The use of many words to say something that could be said more directly.
Her circumlocution confused everyone in the meeting.
He tends to use circumlocution when he is nervous.
The teacher's circumlocution made the lesson longer than necessary.
use of circumlocution
avoid circumlocution
example of circumlocution
verbosity
wordiness
periphrasis