ambiguity
noun
ADJ. possible, potential | moral, sexual
QUANT. degree, element There is a degree of ambiguity in this statement.
VERB + AMBIGUITY lead to Incorrect choice of words leads to ambiguity for the reader.| avoid The document has been carefully written to avoid ambiguity.| reduce | remove, resolve They had to change some of the wording in the document to resolve the ambiguity.
AMBIGUITY + VERB arise, occur Ambiguity arises when students' spoken English is very limited.
PREP. ~ about There will always be some ambiguity about what actually happened.| ~ in There was some ambiguity in what he said.
PHRASES a source of ambiguity
