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Meaning of Equivocal | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

əˈkwɪvəkəl

Definitions

A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term.

Equivalents

العربية مريب

Български двусмислен

Bosanski taksa

Deutsch doppeldeutig fragwürdig mehrdeutig zweideutig zweifelhaft

Ελληνικά αβέβαιος αμφίλογος διφορούμενος

Español equivoco

Suomi epäilyttävä epäjohdonmukainen epämääräinen epäselvä kyseenalainen monimerkityksinen moniselitteinen monitulkintainen

Français ambigu douteux équivoque incertain indéterminé

Hrvatski taksa

Bahasa Indonesia dwimakna taksa

Italiano a varie interpretazioni ambiguo ambivalente dubbio dubbioso equivoco ingannevole

日本語両意にとれる曖昧な

Македонски двосмислен сомнителен

Nederlands dubbelzinnig twijfelachtig

Polski ambiwalentny dwuznaczny niejasność niejasny niejednoznaczny niepewność Niepewny wieloznaczny wymijający

Português equivoco

Română ambiguu echivoc

Русский двусмысленный сомнительный

Српски taksa

Svenska tvetydig

Tagalog ekiboko

Türkçe ikircikli

Українська двозначний сумнівний

Examples

“Some equivocals are merely ambiguous. Sharp is an example. It is equivocal since it is appropriate to call different types of things 'sharp' though what it is for them to be sharp differs.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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Meaning of Equivocal | Babel Free

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