ambiguous

adjectiveB2 · Upper-intermediate

Having more than one meaning, not clear.

Meaning of «ambiguous»

adjective

having more than one meaning, not clear

Her reply was ambiguous, so no one understood her true meaning.

Translation

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«ambiguous» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

not clear to understand

unclearthe usual word: hard to understand or knowThe reason is still unclear.

confusingmakes you mixed up and unsureThe road signs are confusing.

vaguenot exact; with few detailsHe gave a vague answer.

ambiguouscan mean two or more different thingsThe sentence is ambiguous: it has two meanings.

Word family

ambiguous B2 · adjectiveambiguity B1 · noununambiguous C1 · adjectiveunambiguously C1 · adverb

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