The meaning of EQUIVOCATION is deliberate evasiveness in wording : the use of ambiguous or equivocal language : an ambiguous or deliberately evasive statement. How to use …

In logic, equivocation ("calling two different things by the same name") is an informal fallacy resulting in the failure to define one's terms, or knowingly and deliberately using words in a …

The fallacy of equivocation occurs when a key term or phrase in an argument is used in an ambiguous way, with one meaning in one portion of the argument and then another meaning …

EQUIVOCATION definition: the use of equivocal or ambiguous expressions, especially in order to mislead or hedge; prevarication. See examples of equivocation used in a sentence.

Definition of equivocation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

He answered openly and honestly without hesitation or equivocation. Her equivocations were not evasions.

There was no equivocation in his stare; no attempt to pretend he was looking elsewhere.