amphiboly

UK/amˈfɪbəli/

amphiboly noun: an ambiguous grammatical construction.

Noun

amphiboly (countable and uncountable, plural amphibolies)

(rhetoric) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
- Without this reflection I should make a very unsafe use of these conceptions, and construct pretended synthetical propositions which critical reason cannot acknowledge and which are based solely upon a transcendental amphiboly, that is, upon a substitution of an object of pure understanding for a...1781, Kant, "Critique of Pure Reason," from John Meiklejohn 1855 translation
- By logical errors I mean such simple things as Equivocation, Amphiboly, and Begging the Question.1931, Adrian Coates, “Philosophy as Criticism and Point of View,”, in Philosophy, volume 6, number 23, page 339

an ambiguous grammatical construction: संदिग्धता sandigdhatā, अनेकार्थकता anekārthaktā

مُبہَم کِردار, گُفتار, ابہام, ابہام داری, تاویل سازی

plural	amphibolies

From Old French amphibolie, from Latin amphibolia, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιβολία (amphibolía, “ambiguity”).

What does amphiboly mean?: Amphiboly means an ambiguous grammatical construction.
What is amphiboly in Hindi?: Amphiboly in Hindi is संदिग्धता (sandigdhatā), अनेकार्थकता (anekārthaktā). See Amphiboly meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is amphiboly?: Amphiboly is a noun.
How do you pronounce amphiboly?: Amphiboly is pronounced /amˈfɪbəli/ (UK).
What is the plural of amphiboly?: The plural of amphiboly is amphibolies.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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