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equivocation

Translations

equivocationnoun
equivocations
pl
équivoqueFormulation volontairement ambiguë, souvent pour éviter de s’engager clairement.
The politician's speech was full of equivocation, leaving the audience unsure of his true intentions.
Le discours du politicien était plein d’équivoque, laissant le public dans le doute quant à ses véritables intentions.
Additional translations
sophisme d’équivoqueEn logique.
Synonyms
ambiguity
double meaning
uncertainty
doubtfulness
prevarication

Definitions

equivocationnoun
The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself.
The politician's speech was full of equivocation, leaving the audience unsure of his true intentions.
A statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth.
Her equivocation about the project's deadline left the team confused about when the work was actually due.
A logical fallacy that exploits the ambiguity of a term, using it in different senses within the same argument.
The debater’s argument relied on equivocation, shifting the meaning of the word "law" midway through the discussion.
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