Definition
The quality or state of being equivocal; ambiguity or deliberate evasiveness in speech or meaning.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin 'aequivocatio' (speaking in equivocal terms), from 'aequivocus' (speaking two ways), combining 'aequus' (equal) and 'vox' (voice). The '-cy' suffix marks it as an abstract noun.
Kelly Says
Shakespeare absolutely loved equivocacy—in 'Macbeth,' the witches' prophecies are masterpieces of this, saying things technically true but misleading in meaning, which inspired centuries of debate about fate and language.
Translations
ARالعربية
التباس
al-ti-bās
BNবাংলা
অস্পষ্টতা
os-pash-ta
CACatalà
equivocació
e-kwi-vo-ka-syo
CSČeština
nejasnost
ne-jas-nost
DADansk
tvivlsomhed
tvi-vl-so-med
DEDeutsch
Mehrdeutigkeit
mair-dɔʏ-ti-kayt
ELΕλληνικά
αμφιβολία
am-fi-vo-lia
ESEspañol
equivocación
e-kwi-vo-ka-shon
FISuomi
epäselvyys
e-pä-sel-vyys
FRFrançais
équivocation
e-kwi-vo-ka-syon
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
equivocità
e-kwi-vo-ki-ta
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
tvetydighet
tve-ty-dig-het
PLPolski
dwuznaczność
dvuz-na-cz-no-s-c
PTPortuguês
equivocidade
e-kwi-vo-si-dhe
RORomână
ambiguitate
am-bi-gwi-ta-te
RUРусский
двусмысленность
dvusmyslennost'
SVSvenska
tvetydighet
tve-ty-di-ghet
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
çelişki
che-li-sh-ki
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