How to Pronounce "equivocal"
word
ɪˈkwɪvəkəɫ
ih-KWIV-uh-kuhl
ɪkwˈɪvəkəl
ih-kwIV-uh-kuhl
Definition
If something is equivocal, it is unclear or can be understood in more than one way, often because it is intentionally vague or ambiguous.
IPA Transcription
American English
ɪˈkwɪvəkəɫ
British English
ɪkwˈɪvəkəl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
ih-KWIV-uh-kuhl
UK
ih-kwIV-uh-kuhl
Listen in Context
His answer to the question was equivocal.
The politician gave an equivocal statement.
The evidence in the case is equivocal.
Her response was so equivocal that nobody knew what she really meant.