ambiguity
[ am-bi-gyoo-i-tee ]
/ ˌæm bɪˈgyu ɪ ti /
noun, plural am·bi·gu·i·ties.
doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention: to speak with ambiguity; an ambiguity of manner.
an unclear, indefinite, or equivocal word, expression, meaning, etc.: a contract free of ambiguities; the ambiguities of modern poetry.
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SYNONYMS FOR ambiguity
2 equivocation.
Related formsnon·am·bi·gu·i·ty, noun, plural non·am·bi·gu·i·ties.
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ambiguity
/ (ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
the possibility of interpreting an expression in two or more distinct ways
an instance of this, as in the sentence they are cooking apples
vagueness or uncertainty of meaningthere are several ambiguities in the situation
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