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.
Значення
значень: 2(злічуване, незлічуване)A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
(злічуване, незлічуване)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
Переклади
мов: 5За значеннями 1
Походження
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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Форми
множина: equivocations| Однина | equivocation |
|---|---|
| Множина | equivocations |
правильне
Синоніми
синонімів: 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
Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 6Уроки до слова
уроків: 1- A1Злічувані та незлічувані іменники — Бо воно може бути незлічуваним