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ambiguity
noun
(am-bi-gu-i-ty)
unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
Synonyms:
equivocalness
,
Antonyms:
unambiguity
,
ambiguity
noun
(am-bi-gu-i-ty)
an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context
Words Related to
ambiguity
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equivocalness
,
vagueness
,
confusion
,
ambiguous
,
ambivalence
,
uncertainty
,
duplicity
,
clarity
,
doublespeak
,
misunderstanding
,
opacity
,
interpretation
,
equivocation
,
hesitancy
,
controversy
,
mystery
,
doubt
,
misconception
,
misapprehension
,
imprecision
,
insecurity
,
blurring
,
overlap
,
mystique
,
inaccuracy
,
blur
,
lack
,
mysterious
,
obscurity
,
thumb
,
ambigua
,
double-speak
,
indeterminacy
,
inconsistency
,
misinterpretation
,
fuzziness
,
subjectivity
,
ambiguousness
,
nuance
,
subtext
,
incongruity
,
indefiniteness
,
paradox
,
dissonance
,
irony
,
absurdity
,
incoherence
,
monosemy
,
murkiness
,
unclearness
,
perplexity
,
duality
,
indetermination
,
obfuscation
,
dichotomy
,
obscureness
,
contradictions
,
artificiality
,
nebulousness
,
dubiousness
,
indirectness
,
doubleness
,
imperspicuity
,
complexities
,
dubiety
,
wording
,
mystification
,
artifice
,
amphilogy
,
abstractness
,
lacuna
,
repugnancy
,
unsettlement
,
terseness
,
semantics
,
incertitude
,
amphibolous
,
inscrutability
,
unease
,
tension
,
touchiness
,
cynicism
,
awkwardness
,
archaism
,
circumlocution
,
alterity
,
subterfuge
,
diffidence
,
irrationality
,
irreconcilability
,
disagreement
,
facetiousness
,
coyness
,
amphibology
,
definitiveness
,
arbitrariness
,
uneasiness
,
inconstancy
,
disjunction
,
imperspicuous
,
ambiguity
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