equivocation
A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expressionA logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
Значение
значений: 2(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.
Mehrdeutigkeit, Doppeldeutigkeit, Ambiguität
- falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
- intentionally vague or ambiguous
- a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
Переводы
языков: 5По значениям 1
Происхождение
c. 1380, from Middle English equivocacion, from Old French equivocation, from Medieval Latc. 1380, from Middle English equivocacion, from Old French equivocation, from Medieval Latin aequivocātiō, from aequivocō, from Late Latin aequivocus (“ambiguous, equivocal”), from Latin aequus (“equal”) + vocō (“call”); a calque of Ancient Greek ὁμωνυμία (homōnumía).
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Формы
мн. число: equivocations| Ед. число | equivocation |
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| Мн. число | equivocations |
правильный
Синонимы
синонимов: 4- falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language:tergiversation
- intentionally vague or ambiguous:prevaricationevasiveness
- a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth:evasion
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 6Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные — Потому что оно может быть неисчисляемым