Equivocal

/ɪˈkwɪvəkəl/ adjective

Definition

Open to more than one interpretation; deliberately ambiguous or unclear. Having multiple possible meanings, often intentionally vague.

Etymology

From Latin 'aequivocus' meaning 'of equal voice,' combining 'aequus' (equal) and 'vox' (voice). Originally described words that could be pronounced the same way but have different meanings, later expanding to mean any ambiguous communication.

Kelly Says

Think 'equi-vocal' = 'equal voices' - when something is equivocal, it's like hearing two equally loud voices saying different things at once. Politicians often give equivocal answers that could mean multiple things, so they can't be pinned down later!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አስፕስጥ
aspaṣṭ
ARالعربية
غامض
ġāmiḍ
BNবাংলা
অস্পষ্ট
ospast
CACatalà
equívoc
eˈki.vok
CSČeština
dvojsmyslný
dvojsmyslni
DADansk
tvetydig
tve.ti
DEDeutsch
mehrdeutig
meːɐ̯ˈdɔʏtɪç
ELΕλληνικά
αμφίσημος
amˈfisimos
ESEspañol
equívoco
eˈkiβoko
FAفارسی
ناشناخته
nāšenāḫte
FISuomi
moniselitteinen
mo.ni.se.lit.tei.nen
FRFrançais
équivoque
e.ki.vɔk
GUGU
અસ્પષ્ટ
aspaṣṭ
HAHA
maraice
ma.ra.ice
HEעברית
דו-משמעי
du-mishmaʿi
HIहिन्दी
अस्पष्ट
aspaṣṭ
HUMagyar
kétértelmű
ke.teːr.tɛ.ly.mʏ
IDBahasa Indonesia
samarsamar
sama.rsama.r
IGIG
ekwesị
e.kwe.si
ITItaliano
equivoco
e.kwiˈvo.ko
JA日本語
あいまい
aimai
KKKK
белгісіз
belgısız
KMKM
មិនច្បាស់លាស់
min chbas las
KO한국어
모호한
mo.ho.han
MRMR
अस्पष्ट
aspaṣṭ
MSBahasa Melayu
samarsamar
sama.rsama.r
MYမြန်မာ
မှောင်မှာ
hmyaung hma
NLNederlands
dubbelzinnig
dʏbəlˈzɪnəx
NONorsk
tvetydig
tve.tɪ
PAPA
ਅਸਪਸ਼ਟ
aspaṣṭ
PLPolski
dwuznaczny
d vu.znaʧ.nɨ
PTPortuguês
equivoco
ɛ.ki.ˈvo.ku
RORomână
echivoc
e.ki.vok
RUРусский
неоднозначный
nʲeɐdˈnaznaʧnɨj
SVSvenska
tvetydig
tve.tɪ.dɪɡ
SWKiswahili
lisilo wazi
li.si.lo wa.zi
TAதமிழ்
இருபொருள்
iru.porul
TEతెలుగు
అస్పష్టం
aspaṣṭaṁ
THไทย
คลุมเครือ
kʰlùm.kʰrɯa
TLTL
malabo
ma.la.bo
TRTürkçe
çift anlamlı
t͡ʃift an.la.mɯ
UKУкраїнська
неоднозначний
ne.o.dnaz.naʧ.nij
URاردو
غیر واضح
ġhayr wāḍiḥ
VITiếng Việt
nham lâm
ɲam˧˦ lam˧˧
YOYO
àṣẹṣẹ
a.se.se
ZH中文
模糊
mó hu
ZUZU
isikhulumi esingazi
isi.khu.lumi e.si.nga.zi

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