Definition
Plural form of equivocacy; multiple instances of ambiguity, double meaning, or deliberate evasiveness.
Etymology
From 'equivocacy' (noun), which derives from Medieval Latin 'aequivocus' (having two or more meanings), from 'aequus' (equal) and 'vox' (voice). The plural '-ies' creates the noun form.
Kelly Says
Diplomatic language is full of equivocacies—politicians master the art of saying things that sound agreeable to opposing groups because the words contain multiple true interpretations simultaneously, a verbal magic trick.
Translations
ARالعربية
التباس
al-ti-bās
BNবাংলা
অস্পষ্টতা
os-pash-ta
CACatalà
equivocacions
e-kwi-vo-ka-shons
CSČeština
nejasnosti
ne-ja-sno-sti
DADansk
tvivlsomheder
tvi-vl-so-me-der
DEDeutsch
Mehrdeutigkeiten
mair-dɔʏ-ti-kayt-en
ELΕλληνικά
αμφιβολίες
am-fi-vo-li-es
ESEspañol
equivocaciones
e-kwi-vo-ka-θio-nes
FISuomi
epäselvyys
e-pä-sel-vyys
FRFrançais
équivocations
e-kwi-vɔ-ka-syɔ̃
GUGU
અનિશ્ચિતતા
a-ni-sh-chit-ta
HEעברית
אי-הוודאות
e-i-ho-va-dot
HIहिन्दी
अस्पष्टता
as-pash-ta
HUMagyar
kétértelműség
ke-te-rtel-mü-sé-g
IDBahasa Indonesia
ketidakpastian
ke-ti-da-pas-ti-an
ITItaliano
equivoche
e-kwi-vo-che
KMKM
ការពិពណ៌នា
ka-ar-pi-piv-on-na
KO한국어
어리석음
eo-ri-seok-eum
MRMR
अस्पष्टता
as-pash-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
ketidakpastian
ke-ti-da-pas-ti-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ပြန့်
kye-pya-n-t
NLNederlands
dubbelzinnig
doo-bel-zin-nig
NONorsk
tvetydigheter
tve-ty-dig-he-ter
PLPolski
dwuznaczność
dvuz-na-cz-no-s-c
PTPortuguês
equivocar
e-kwi-vo-kar
RORomână
ambiguități
am-bi-gwi-ta-ți
RUРусский
двусмысленность
dvusmyslennost'
SVSvenska
tvetydigheter
tve-ty-dig-he-ter
SWKiswahili
uongo
oo-on-go
TAதமிழ்
குழப்பம்
ku-zha-pam
TEతెలుగు
పూర్ణత
poo-r-n-ta
THไทย
ความคลุมเครือ
kwan kluem kreua
TLTL
pag-aalinlangan
pa-ga-a-li-n-lan-gan
TRTürkçe
çelişkililikler
che-li-shki-li-likler
UKУкраїнська
двоякість
dv-o-y-a-kist
VITiếng Việt
lưỡng nghi
lyuong nghi
YOYO
àwọn ìtàn
a-won-i-tan
ZH中文
模棱两可
mó líng liǎng kě
ZUZU
ukuhlelo
oo-ku-hle-lo