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English to English adjective
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open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead |  | Example: an equivocal statement
the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates
the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness
popularity is an equivocal crown
an equivocal response to an embarrassing question
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having more than one possible meaning | | Example: ambiguous words
frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy
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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. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns | | Example: an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference
ambiguous inkblots
source: wordnet30
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