Definisjon av ambiguous

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Adjective

ambiguous - having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"
unambiguous having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; "As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous"- Mario Vargas Llosa
ambiguous, equivocal having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"
unclear not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day"
double-barreled, double-barrelled having two purposes; twofold; "our double-barreled desire to make things profitable as well as attractive"- Louis Kronenbergers
double-edged capable of being interpreted in two usually contradictory ways; "double-edged praise"
enigmatic, oracular resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; "the oracular sayings of Victorian poets"; "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile"
left-handed ironically ambiguous; "a left-handed compliment"
multi-valued, multivalent having many values, meanings, or appeals; "subtle, multivalent allegory"
polysemantic, polysemous of words; having many meanings
ambiguous - having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns; "an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference"; "ambiguous inkblots"
unstructured lacking definite structure or organization; "an unstructured situation with no one in authority"; "a neighborhood gang with a relatively unstructured system"; "children in an unstructured environment often feel insecure"; "unstructured inkblots"
psychological science, psychology the science of mental life
ambiguous - open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "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"
equivocal
univocal, unambiguous, unequivocal having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; "As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous"- Mario Vargas Llosa
ambiguous having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"
forked, double having two meanings with intent to deceive; "a sly double meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue"
evasive deliberately vague or ambiguous; "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"; "an evasive statement"
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Adjektiv

ambiguous - Open to multiple interpretations.
ambiguous - Vague and unclear.
ambiguous - Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • ambiguous
    Containing multiple possible interpretations.
  • ambiguous
    Not clearly thought out.
  • ambiguous
    Expressed in an unclear fashion.

Adjektiv - Gradbøying

  • Positiv: ambiguous
  • Komparativ: more ambiguous
  • Superlativ: most ambiguous

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