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    ambiguous
    /amˈbɪɡjʊəs/

    adjective

    • 1. open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning: "ambiguous phrases"

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  2. Learn the meaning of ambiguous, an adjective that describes something that has more than one possible meaning, sometimes intentionally. See synonyms, usage examples and translations of ambiguous in different languages.

    • English (US)

      AMBIGUOUS meaning: 1. having or expressing more than one...

    • Ambiguous in Russian

      AMBIGUOUS translate: двусмысленный . Learn more in the...

    • Traditional

      AMBIGUOUS translate: 含糊不清的;引起歧義的,模棱兩可的;不明確的. Learn more in...

    • Simplified

      AMBIGUOUS translate: 含糊不清的;引起歧义的,模棱两可的;不明确的. Learn more in...

  3. Ambiguous means having more than one possible interpretation or meaning, or difficult to understand or classify. Learn the origin, synonyms, antonyms, and usage of ambiguous with examples from various sources.

  4. Learn the meaning of ambiguous, an adjective that describes something that has more than one possible meaning, sometimes intentionally. See how to use ambiguous in sentences and synonyms, and compare with irony and sarcasm.

  5. adjective. open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead. “the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates”

  6. If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way. This agreement is very ambiguous and open to various interpretations.

  7. Learn the meaning of ambiguous, an adjective that describes something that can be understood in more than one way. See how to use it in sentences, synonyms, collocations and word origin.