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equivocal adjective

  /əˈkwɪvəkəl/ , /ɪˈkwɪvək(ə)l/
  • Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation.
 mehrdeutig, doppeldeutig
  • Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected.
 zweideutig, fragwürdig, zweifelhaft
  • Uncertain, as an indication or sign.
 fragwürdig, zweifelhaft

equivocation noun

  /əˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃn/ , /ɪˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃn̩/ , /ɪˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃən/
  • The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.
 Ambiguität, Doppeldeutigkeit, Mehrdeutigkeit, Vieldeutigkeit, Wortspiel, Wortverdrehung

equivocality noun

  • The quality of being equivocal.
 Doppeldeutigkeit, Doppelsinn, Doppelsinnigkeit, Mehrdeutigkeit, Zweideutigkeit

equivocate verb

  /ɪˈkwɪvəˌkeɪt/
  • (intransitive) To speak using double meaning; to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, with intent to deceive; to vacillate in one's answers, responding with equivoques.
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