equívoco

Definitions of equívoco
  1. noun
    unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
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    types:
    esquivez, rodeo
    intentionally vague or ambiguous
    polisemia
    the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings
  2. noun
    intentionally vague or ambiguous
    synonyms: esquivez, rodeo
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    type of:
    falsedad
    the quality of being untruthful
  3. noun
    a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
    synonyms: evasión
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    types:
    circunlocución, circunloquio
    an indirect way of expressing something
    evasiva, sutileza
    an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
    type of:
    engaño, fraude
    a misleading falsehood
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