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Meaning of 'Ambiguous'
Meaning of 'Ambiguous' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Ambiguous 
[ a.]
- Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to
signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more
possible senses; equivocal; as, an ambiguous course; an ambiguous
expression. [ a.]Meaning of 'Ambiguous' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. ambiguous [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- having more than one possible meaning
- having more than one possible meaning
Example in sentence:
- ambiguous words;
- frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy
Meaning (2):
- open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
- open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
Example in sentence:
- an equivocal response to an embarrassing question;
- an equivocal statement;
- popularity is an equivocal crown;
- the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness;
- the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates
2. ambiguous [ s]
[ s]Meaning (3):
- having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns
- having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns
Example in sentence:
- ambiguous inkblots;
- an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference
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