transcription, транскрипция: [ am-ˈbi-gyə-wəs ]
adjective
Etymology: Latin ambiguus, from ambigere to be undecided, from ambi- + agere to drive — more at agent
Date: 1528
1.
a. : doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
eyes of an ambiguous color
b. : inexplicable
2. : capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways
an ambiguous smile
an ambiguous term
a deliberately ambiguous reply
Synonyms: see obscure
• am·big·u·ous·ly adverb
• am·big·u·ous·ness noun