am|bi|gu|i|ty

am|bi|gu|i|ty «_AM buh GYOO uh tee», noun, plural -ties.

1. the possibility of two or more meanings: »

The ambiguity of the speaker's statement made it hard to tell which side he was on.

2. a word or expression that can have more than one meaning: »

Answer me without ambiguities.

3. lack of clarity; vagueness; uncertainty.

╂[< Latin ambiguitās < ambiguus ambiguous]