Ambiguous Meaning in English

word

US

æmˈbɪɡjuəs

am-BIG-yoo-uhs

UK

æmbˈɪɡjuːəs

am-BIG-yoo-uhs

التعريف

Something is ambiguous if it has more than one possible meaning or it is not clear.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

"Ambiguous" is formal and often used in academic, legal, or technical contexts. Common collocations include "ambiguous statement", "ambiguous answer", and "morally ambiguous". Don't confuse with "vague" (unclear, lacking detail) or "equivocal" (deliberately ambiguous).

• Spanish: ambiguo - confuso
• Portuguese (BR): ambíguo - duvidoso
• Portuguese (PT): ambíguo - dúbio
• Chinese (Simplified): 模糊不清 - 含糊
• Chinese (Traditional): 模糊不清 - 含糊
• Hindi: अस्पष्ट - द्विअर्थी
• Arabic: غامض - ملتبس
• Bengali: দ্ব্যর্থবোধক - অস্পষ্ট
• Russian: двусмысленный - неоднозначный
• Japanese: 曖昧な - 不明確な
• Vietnamese: mơ hồ - nhập nhằng
• Korean: 모호한 - 애매한
• Turkish: belirsiz - iki anlamlı (çift anlamlı)
• Urdu: غیر واضح - مبہم
• Indonesian: ambiguitas - tidak jelas

جمل نموذجية

His answer was ambiguous and nobody understood it.

basic

The instructions were ambiguous, so I didn't know what to do.

basic

This word is ambiguous and can have two meanings.

basic

It’s a bit ambiguous, so you might want to ask for clarification.

natural

The ending of the movie was so ambiguous—did he survive or not?

natural

I found her message pretty ambiguous; I wasn’t sure what she meant.

natural