equivocation

/əˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃn/ · noun

Meaning

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.

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Related words

prevarication(English)tergiversation(English)evasiveness(English)evasion(English)ambiguity(English)doubt(English)shilly-shallying(English)misunderstanding(English)fallacy(English)garnet(English)treatise(English)ambiguous(English)

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