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
CACatalà
equívoc
eˈki.vok
CSČeština
dvojsmyslný
dvojsmyslni
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
HEעברית
דו-משמעי
du-mishmaʿi
HUMagyar
kétértelmű
ke.teːr.tɛ.ly.mʏ
IDBahasa Indonesia
samarsamar
sama.rsama.r
ITItaliano
equivoco
e.kwiˈvo.ko
KMKM
មិនច្បាស់លាស់
min chbas las
MSBahasa Melayu
samarsamar
sama.rsama.r
MYမြန်မာ
မှောင်မှာ
hmyaung hma
NLNederlands
dubbelzinnig
dʏbəlˈzɪnəx
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
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˧˧
ZUZU
isikhulumi esingazi
isi.khu.lumi e.si.nga.zi