The meaning of Equivocation

noun

The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.

Usage examples:

We can detect no ambiguity in this section of the act

noun

A situation or statement that is unclear because it can be understood in more than one way

Usage examples:

[ c ] this is a first step toward clarifying things, but there are still many ambiguities.

noun

A situation in which something has more than one possible meaning and may therefore cause confusion, or an example of this

Usage examples:

We wish to remove any ambiguity concerning our demands., there are still some ambiguities in the co…

noun

The state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

Usage examples:

The law's ambivalence about the importance of a victim's identity

noun

The state of having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you feel

Usage examples:

Her ambivalence towards men, real social relationships are marked by ambiguity and ambivalence.

verb

Avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement.

Usage examples:

Marchers had to dodge missiles thrown by loyalists

noun

A sudden quick movement to avoid someone or something.

Usage examples:

A guard shot at me but with a quick dodge from my new agility i managed to avoid at it.

noun

The dodging of a bell in change-ringing.

noun

Deliberately euphemistic, ambiguous, or obscure language.

Usage examples:

The art of political doublespeak

idiom

Language that conceals or misrepresents the truth

noun

→  double-talk

noun

A feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction.

Usage examples:

Some doubt has been cast upon the authenticity of this account

verb

Feel uncertain about.

Usage examples:

I doubt my ability to do the job

noun

A feeling of not knowing what to believe or what to do, or the condition of being uncertain

Usage examples:

[ c ] if you have any doubt about her ability, don’t hire her., [ + that clause ] there’s no doubt …

noun

The action of evading something.

Usage examples:

Their adroit evasion of almost all questions

noun

The act of avoiding something unpleasant or unwanted

Usage examples:

[ u ] tax evasion, [ c ] a political speech full of evasions

noun

The act of intentionally avoiding doing something that you have a duty or responsibility to do

Usage examples:

Tax/fare/duty evasion the former accountant was charged with multiple counts of tax evasion., evasi…

noun

The sport of fighting with swords, especially foils, épées, or sabres, according to a set of rules, in order to score points against an opponent.

Usage examples:

A fencing foil

verb

Surround or protect with a fence.

Usage examples:

Our garden was not fully fenced

noun

The sport of attacking and defending with a weapon having a long blade

verb

Present or deal with (something) in a vague or inadequate way, especially so as to conceal the truth or mislead.

Usage examples:

The authorities have fudged the issue

noun

A soft crumbly or chewy sweet made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.

Usage examples:

There is nothing remotely healthy about the crumbly fudge from the burnt sugar sweet company but it…

noun

An attempt to fudge an issue.

Usage examples:

The new settlement is a fudge rushed out to win cheers at the conference

noun

The planting or trimming of hedges.

Usage examples:

Contract work for hedging and ditching

verb

Surround with a hedge.

Usage examples:

A garden hedged with yew

noun

The activity of reducing the risk of losing money on shares, bonds, etc. that you own, for example, by buying futures (= agreements to sell shares for a particular price at a date in the future) or options (= the rights to buy or sell shares for a particular price within a particular time period)

Usage examples:

Originally hedge funds took a more traditional approach to hedging: they bought shares they thought…

noun

The inability to make a decision quickly.

Usage examples:

I've been racked with indecision over what to do next

noun

The quality of being unable to make a decision or having a lot of difficulty in deciding something

Usage examples:

I tossed and turned all night in a frenzy of indecision., as a leader during the war, he was indeci…

verb

Ward off (a weapon or attack) with a countermove.

Usage examples:

He parried the blow by holding his sword vertically

noun

An act of parrying something.

Usage examples:

The swords clashed in a parry

verb

Present participle of parry

Usage examples:

Predictably the president parried enquiries about the arms scandal.

noun

The fact of avoiding telling the truth or saying exactly what you think

Usage examples:

All my attempts to question the authorities on the subject were met by prevarication., it was his p…

noun

A pass of an examination or an official completion of a course, especially one conferring status as a recognized practitioner of a profession or activity.

Usage examples:

I left school at 15 with no qualifications

noun

Knowledge, skill, or some other characteristic that gives a person the ability or the right to do or have something

Usage examples:

I assume my qualifications for the job will be considered along with theirs., passing the advanced …

noun

An official record showing that you have successfully finished a course of training or study, have the skills necessary to do something, etc.

Usage examples:

Salary will depend on qualifications and experience., gain/get/obtain a qualification graduates are…

verb

To spend too much time doing something or making a decision because you do not know what is the right thing to do

Usage examples:

Stop shilly-shallying and make a decision now!

noun

The state of being uncertain.

Usage examples:

Times of uncertainty and danger

noun

The feeling of not being sure what will happen in the future

Usage examples:

The rule changes are complicated and cause uncertainty for workers and headaches for employers., at…

noun

The inability to decide between different opinions or actions; indecision.

Usage examples:

The first minister's vacillation over the affair

noun

The lack of ability to decide what to do, or the act of changing often between two opinions

Usage examples:

The confusion about the project has been made worse by the vacillation and indecision., there were …

noun

Lack of certainty or distinctness.

Usage examples:

Sue worries about the vagueness of the plans

noun

The quality of not being clearly expressed, known, described, or decided

Usage examples:

The main disadvantage of this definition is its vagueness., given the vagueness of the directions, …