Equivocal

Noun CEFR B2

əˈkwɪvəkəl

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolequivoco

Françaisambigu douteux équivoqueincertain indéterminé

Deutschdoppeldeutig fragwürdig mehrdeutigzweideutig zweifelhaft

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العربيةمريب

Българскидвусмислен

Bosanskitaksa двосмислен

Ελληνικάαβέβαιος αμφίλογος διφορούμενος

Suomiepäilyttävä epäjohdonmukainen epämääräinenepäselvä kyseenalainen monimerkityksinen moniselitteinen monitulkintainen

Hrvatskitaksa двосмислен

Bahasa Indonesiadwimakna taksa

Italianoa varie interpretazioni ambiguo ambivalentedubbio dubbioso equivoco ingannevole

日本語両意にとれる曖昧な

Македонскидвосмислен сомнителен

Nederlandsdubbelzinnig twijfelachtig

Polskiambiwalentny dwuznaczny niejasnośćniejasny niejednoznaczny niepewność Niepewny wieloznaczny wymijający

Portuguêsequivoco

Românăambiguu echivoc

Русскийдвусмысленный сомнительный

Српскиtaksa двосмислен

Svenskatvetydig

Tagalogekiboko

Türkçeikircikli

Українськадвозначний 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

B2

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

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See also

equivocal generation equivocality Equivocally Equivocalness Equivocate Equivocated

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