ambiguity
/ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːəti/
noun
- The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness or uncertainty of meaning.
- Her poem was full of deliberate ambiguity, allowing readers to find their own meanings.
- The contract's ambiguity caused a dispute between the two companies.
- The ambiguity of the instructions led to confusion among the students.
- A statement or situation that is unclear or can be understood in different ways.
- There is an ambiguity in the law that needs to be clarified by the court.
- The politician's speech was filled with ambiguities to avoid taking a firm stance.
- The teacher asked the class to identify the ambiguities in the sentence.
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