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ambiguous
adjective
having more than one possible meaning
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æmˈbɪɡjuəs
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adjective
having more than one possible meaning
“ambiguous words”
adjective
open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
“an equivocal statement”
adjective
having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns
“an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference”
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ambiguous words
frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy
an equivocal statement
the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates
the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness
popularity is an equivocal crown
an equivocal response to an embarrassing question
an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference
ambiguous inkblots
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