equivocation – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
equivocation
n.
prevarication, use of ambiguity (especially with intent to deceive); expression having two or more possible meanings, ambiguous statement
Equivocation
Equivocation ("to call by the same name") is an
informal logical fallacy. It is the misleading use of a term with more than one
meaning or
sense (by glossing over which meaning is intended at a particular time). It generally occurs with
polysemic words (words with multiple meanings).
equivocation
Noun
1. a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
(synonym) evasion
(hypernym) misrepresentation, deceit, deception
(hyponym) circumlocution, indirect expression
(derivation) beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter
2. intentionally vague or ambiguous
(synonym) prevarication, evasiveness
(hypernym) untruthfulness
(derivation) beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter
3. falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
(synonym) tergiversation
(hypernym) falsification, misrepresentaation
(derivation) beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter
Equivocation
(n.)
The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, with a purpose to mislead.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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equivocation
n.
ہيرپھير, گول بات , دو بھانتلي بات, ابہام
