English-Swedish translations for ambiguity

• ambiguitet
  Ambiguiteter är mycket vanliga i naturligt språk.
• tvetydighet
  Denna tvetydighet skulle därför behöva undanröjas.This ambiguity must be clarified.
  All tvetydighet på detta område främjar en katastrof.Any ambiguity in this field will lead to disaster.
  Det finns absolut inga tvetydigheter här.There is absolutely no ambiguity there.

Definition of ambiguity

• Something, particularly words and sentences, that is open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context
• The state of being ambiguous

Synonyms

• polysemy
• weasel word

Examples

• His speech was made with such great ambiguity that neither supporter nor opponent could be certain of his true position.

Related words

• unambiguous
• ambiguous
• disambiguation
• unambiguously
• disambiguate
• ambiguously
• ambiguousness
• ambiguate
• ambiguation