equivocal

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation.
2. Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected.
3. Uncertain, as an indication or sign.

Noun

A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term.

Concepten

dubbelzinnig

dubbelslachtig

ambigu

onzeker

meerduidig

verdacht

twijfelachtig

Tegenovergesteld aan

unequivocal, univocal, certain

Synoniemen

ambiguous

dubious

doubtful

uncertain

obscure

vague

questionable

unclear

evasive

suspicious

debatable

unsure

ambivalent

precarious

misleading

borderline

iffy

infirm

insecure

mysterious

oracular

problematic

problematical

shady

sly

touch-and-go

unassertive

unassured

undecided

undependable

unestablished

unfixed

unguaranteed

unreliable

unverifiable

confutable

equivoque

incertain

polysemous

undertermined

unobjective

bifarious

plurivalent

backhanded

chancy

confusing

deceptive

diffident

doubt

dubitable

Vertalingen

équivoque

ambiguo

zweideutig

equívoco

ambiguo

ambigu

equivoco

αβέβαιος

ambigu

doppeldeutig

mehrdeutig

ambíguo

αμφίβολος

douteux

incertain

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/əˈkwɪvəkəl/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Late Latin aequivocus + -al, from aequus + vocō. By surface analysis, equi- + vocal.