ambiguity

Universal Words noun (plural ambiguities) 1 [U] the state of having more than one possible meaning: Write clear definitions in order to avoid ambiguity. * A lot of humour depends on ambiguity. 2 [C] a word or statement that can be understood in more than one way: There were several inconsistencies and ambiguities in her speech. 3 [C,U] the state of being difficult to understand or explain because of involving many different aspects: You must understand the ambiguity of my position.