1. an ambiguous or deliberately misleading statement; a play on words
Usage: formal; literary

Examples

• The politician’s speech was full of equivoques that left voters confused about his actual position.
• She used an equivoque to avoid giving a direct answer to the uncomfortable question.
• The poet’s clever equivoque worked on multiple levels of meaning.
• His equivoque about the meeting time caused everyone to arrive at different hours.
• The lawyer’s equivoque allowed him to technically tell the truth while misleading the jury.
• Critics noted the equivoques in the company’s financial statements.