equivocation

Meanings

Noun

a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
intentionally vague or ambiguous
falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.

Origin / Etymology

c. 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).

Synonyms

evasion, evasiveness, prevarication, tergiversation

Scrabble Score: 26

equivocation is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
equivocation is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
equivocation is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 30

equivocation is a valid Words With Friends word