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ambiguity

n. uncountable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌæmbɪɡˈjuəti// UK //ˌæmbɪɡjˈuːɪti// am·bi·gu·i·ty

n. a situation where something can be understood in more than one way. It happens when words or actions are not clear.

n. the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; a lack of clarity in meaning or intent.


SIMPLE

The contract has too much ambiguity for us to sign.

CONTEXTUAL

The judge asked the lawyer to remove the ambiguity from the final clause.

COMPLEX

Political speeches often rely on ambiguity to allow voters to project their own hopes onto vague promises.

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From Middle English ambiguite, from Old French ambiguite (French ambiguïté), from Latin ambiguitas, equivalent to ambiguous + -ity.

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