different between ambiguity vs evasion

English

Etymology

From Middle English ambiguite, from Old French ambiguite (French ambiguïté), from Latin ambiguitas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æmb???ju??ti/

Noun

ambiguity (countable and uncountable, plural ambiguities)

1. (countable) Something, particularly words and sentences, that is open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context.

   His speech was made with such great ambiguity that neither supporter nor opponent could be certain of his true position.

2. (uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.

Synonyms

• (state of being ambiguous): ambiguousness, imprecision, polysemy
• weasel word

Antonyms

• unambiguity

Related terms

• ambiguous

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle French évasion, from Late Latin evasionem (accusative of evasio).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ve???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

evasion (countable and uncountable, plural evasions)

1. The act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.

   Synonyms: equivocation, prevarication, shift, subterfuge, shuffling

Derived terms

• avoision
• tax evasion

Translations

References

• evasion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.