English noun: ambiguity |
1. | ambiguity (communication) an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context |
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| Broader (hypernym) | expression, locution, saying |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | amphibology, amphiboly, double entendre, loophole, parisology |
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2. | ambiguity (attribute) unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning |
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| Synonyms | equivocalness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | unclearness |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | equivocation, evasiveness, lexical ambiguity, no man's land, polysemy, prevarication, twilight zone |
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| Antonyms | unambiguity, unequivocalness |
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