equivocation

== English == === Alternative forms === æquivocation (archaic) === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃən/, /ɪˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃn̩/, /əˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃn/ Hyphenation: e‧quiv‧o‧ca‧tion Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === equivocation (countable and uncountable, plural equivocations) (logic) 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. ==== Related terms ==== amphiboly, evasion, evasiveness, prevarication, equivoque ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === https://www.logicalfallacies.org/equivocation.html == Old French == === Noun === equivocation oblique singular, f (oblique plural equivocations, nominative singular equivocation, nominative plural equivocations) equivocation Si avoit trovee occasion de li gaber par l'equivocation de son nom