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US/ˌæm.bɪˈɡjuː.ə.ti/
UK/ˌæm.bɪˈɡjuː.ə.ti/
the fact of having more than one possible meaning, so it is not clear
In context
The ambiguity in the contract led to a long legal fight.
Poets often use ambiguity to give a line more than one meaning.
To avoid ambiguity, write the date as 5 March, not 5/3.
Words that go with ambiguity
verb + noun
- avoid ambiguityUse simple words to avoid ambiguity in instructions.
- remove ambiguityA clear example can remove ambiguity from a definition.
adjective + noun
- moral ambiguityThe film explores the moral ambiguity of war.
- deliberate ambiguityThe ending has a deliberate ambiguity that makes readers think.
noun + preposition
- ambiguity inThere is some ambiguity in the new rules.