mental reservation
mental reservation · mental reservations
застереження, бронювання, резервування
сомнение, сохранение, бронирование
Vorbehalt, Bedenken, Reservierung
The act of holding back some word or clause which is necessary to convey fully the…The act of holding back some word or clause which is necessary to convey fully the meaning really intended by the speaker, distinct from equivocation.
Meaning
1 sensesThe act of holding back some word or clause which is necessary to convey fully the meaning really intended by the speaker, distinct from equivocation.
I agreed to testify without any mental reservation.
More definitions
- an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly
Forms
plural: mental reservations| Singular | mental reservation |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly:reservationarriere pensee