ambiguities

Noun

ambiguity (countable and uncountable, plural ambiguities)

1. (uncountable) The state of being ambiguous; the state of leaving room for more than one interpretation.
   • His speech was made with such great ambiguity that neither supporter nor opponent could be certain of his true position.

   Synonyms:

   ambiguousness, imprecision, polysemy

2. (countable) An instance of this state: words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from the context.
   • If two persons bore the same name, and confusion was likely to be caused, ambiguity was avoided by adding the name of the father[…]1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xiii