Meaning & Definition of Equivocal in English
English⟶
Equivocal
/ɪkwɪvəkəl/
adjective
1. Open to two or more interpretations
- Or of uncertain nature or significance
- Or (often) intended to mislead
- "An equivocal statement"
- "The polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"
- "The officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"
- "Popularity is an equivocal crown"
- "An equivocal response to an embarrassing question"
synonym:
- equivocal,
- ambiguous
2. Open to question
- "Aliens of equivocal loyalty"
- "His conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son"-anna jameson
synonym:
- equivocal
3. Uncertain as a sign or indication
- "The evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal"
synonym:
- equivocal