Doppeldeutigkeit — meaning in English
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English meaning
- equivocation noun A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
Senses
Doppeldeutigkeit is used for these senses in English:
- double entendre A phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo.
- equivocality The quality of being equivocal.
- equivocation The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.
equivocation — full definition
- noun A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
- noun The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.