Equivocal Meaning

There are 3 meaning(s) for word Equivocal

Meaning 1 : open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead

    Example : 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

    Synonyms : ambiguous
Meaning 2 : open to question

    Example : aliens of equivocal loyalty,his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son

Meaning 3 : uncertain as a sign or indication

    Example : the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal

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