AMBIGUOUS


Meaning of AMBIGUOUS in English

1.

If you describe something as ~, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way.

This agreement is very ~ and open to various interpretations...

= vague

? clear

ADJ

~ly

Zaire’s national conference on democracy ended ~ly.

ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj

2.

If you describe something as ~, you mean that it contains several different ideas or attitudes that do not fit well together.

Students have ~ feelings about their role in the world.

ADJ

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .