ambiguousadjective/ɐ̃ˈbi.ɣwu/mediumam·bí·guoPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionHaving more than one possible meaning; open to more than one interpretation.His statement was ambiguous and caused confusion.The law's wording is deliberately ambiguous.synequivocalvagueunclearantclearunambiguousexplicitCommon collocationsambiguous termambiguous answerambiguous languageEtymologyDo latim 'ambigŭus'.Related wordsambiguidadeambíguodesambiguarinequívoco