Engelsk navneord: equivocation |
1. | equivocation (om kommunikation) a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | evasion |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | deceit, deception, misrepresentation |
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| Mere specifikke termer | cavil, circumlocution, doublespeak, hedge, hedging, indirect expression, quibble, quiddity |
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2. | equivocation (om egenskab) intentionally vague or ambiguous |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | evasiveness, prevarication |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | ambiguity, equivocalness, untruthfulness |
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3. | equivocation (om handling) falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | tergiversation |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | falsification, misrepresentation |
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