Cavil — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

raise trivial objections

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɔstəskˈæpjʊlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/klˌɔːɹˈəʊpsiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/klˌɔːɹˈəʊpsiə/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌɔstəskˈæpjʊlɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quiddity carp quibble chicane

Parts of Speech

noun	an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
verb	raise trivial objections

Word Forms

quibble	verb	evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
cavil	verb	raise trivial objections
caviller	noun	a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
caviler	noun	a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
cavil	noun	an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
carper	noun	someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kavil

eine Umgehung des Kerns eines Arguments durch das Vorbringen irrelevanter Unterscheidungen oder Einwände

🇫🇷French

chicaner

une évasion du point d'un argument en soulevant des distinctions ou des objections non pertinentes

🇪🇸Spanish

reparo

una evasión del punto de un argumento al plantear distinciones u objeciones irrelevantes

🇮🇹Italian

cavillare

un'elusione del nocciolo di un argomento sollevando distinzioni o obiezioni irrilevanti

🇳🇱Dutch

vitten

het ontwijken van de essentie van een argument door irrelevante onderscheidingen of bezwaren naar voren te brengen

🇵🇹Portuguese

cavilar

uma evasão do ponto de um argumento, levantando distinções ou objeções irrelevantes

🇷🇺Russian

придираться

уклонение от сути аргумента путем выдвижения не относящихся к делу различий или возражений

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झूठा इलज़ाम

अप्रासंगिक भेद या आपत्तियाँ उठाकर तर्क के मुद्दे से बचना

🇮🇳Tamil

குழி

பொருத்தமற்ற வேறுபாடுகள் அல்லது ஆட்சேபனைகளை எழுப்புவதன் மூலம் ஒரு வாதத்தின் புள்ளியைத் தவிர்ப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

గుహ

అసంబద్ధమైన వ్యత్యాసాలు లేదా అభ్యంతరాలను పెంచడం ద్వారా వాదన యొక్క పాయింట్ నుండి తప్పించుకోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

पोकळी

असंबद्ध भेद किंवा आक्षेप वाढवून वादाचा मुद्दा टाळणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેવિલ

અપ્રસ્તુત તફાવતો અથવા વાંધાઓ ઉભા કરીને દલીલના મુદ્દાને ટાળવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುಹೆ

ಅಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಆಕ್ಷೇಪಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ವಾದದ ಬಿಂದುವಿನ ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാവിൽ

അപ്രസക്തമായ വേർതിരിവുകളോ എതിർപ്പുകളോ ഉന്നയിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് ഒരു വാദത്തിൻ്റെ പോയിൻ്റ് ഒഴിവാക്കൽ

🇵🇰Urdu

کیول

غیر متعلقہ امتیازات یا اعتراضات اٹھا کر دلیل کے نقطہ نظر سے بچنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吹毛求疵

通过提出不相关的区别或反对意见来回避论点

🇯🇵Japanese

キャビル

無関係な区別や異議を提起することによって議論の要点を回避すること

🇰🇷Korean

말다툼

관련 없는 구별이나 반대를 제기하여 논쟁의 요점을 회피하는 것

🇹🇭Thai

พลเรือน

การหลีกเลี่ยงประเด็นของการโต้แย้งโดยทำให้เกิดความแตกต่างหรือการคัดค้านที่ไม่เกี่ยวข้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencela

penghindaran inti argumen dengan mengajukan perbedaan atau keberatan yang tidak relevan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كافيل

التهرب من مغزى الحجة من خلال إثارة تمييزات أو اعتراضات غير ذات صلة

🇮🇷Persian

غار

طفره رفتن از نقطه بحث با طرح تمایزات یا اعتراضات نامربوط

🇹🇷Turkish

mağara

ilgisiz ayrımlar veya itirazlar öne sürerek bir tartışmanın amacından kaçınmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

קאוויל

התחמקות מהנקודה של טיעון על ידי העלאת הבחנות או התנגדויות לא רלוונטיות

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The primary meaning of 'cavil' is 'an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections'.

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Using 'cavil' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'cavil' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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