equivocality

noun

Definition of equivocalitynext
as in ambiguity

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  1. ambiguity
  2. vagueness
  3. murkiness
  4. unintelligibility
Noun
  • Most of the incidents in the series are verifiable, though when there’s ambiguity, Watkins tends to lean into the legend — as with the famous incident involving Cassius and the casting of his Olympic gold medal into the Ohio River.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The human acted as a contextual filter, quietly absorbing data ambiguity.
    — Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of ambiguity
Noun
  • The vagueness of Carr’s post may be useful for his and Trump’s ongoing battle against the news media.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The council member then upbraided the SpaceX representative for the vagueness of some of her replies.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of vagueness
Noun
  • But the murkiness doesn’t last long in a production that achieves an admirable balance between objectivity and emotion, abstraction and representation.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Because of the legal murkiness, Pratte urges people to talk to an attorney before foregoing registration.
    — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of murkiness
Noun
  • Breen’s films are a curious blend of unintelligibility and over-explication.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of unintelligibility
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