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- Dictionaryambiguous/amˈbɪɡjʊəs/
adjective
- 1. open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning: "ambiguous phrases"
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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...
- Ambiguous in Spanish
AMBIGUOUS translate: ambiguo, ambiguo/gua...
- Ambiguous in Polish
AMBIGUOUS translate: niejednoznaczny, dwuznaczny. Learn more...
- Znaczenie Ambiguous, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
AMBIGUOUS definicja: 1. having or expressing more than one...
- Ambiguous: Malay Translation
AMBIGUOUS translate: samar. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- English (US)
Learn the meaning of ambiguous, a word that describes something that can be understood in more than one way or has multiple possible meanings. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.
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.
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.
Definitions of ambiguous. adjective. having more than one possible meaning. “ ambiguous words” “frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy” synonyms: double-barreled, double-barrelled. having two purposes; twofold. double-edged. capable of being interpreted in two usually contradictory ways.
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.
adjective. /æmˈbɪɡjuəs/ that can be understood in more than one way; having different meanings. an ambiguous word/term/statement. Her account was deliberately ambiguous. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?