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