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| ambiguity |
an ambiguous statement, word, expression, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| backhanded |
having an ambiguous meaning; oblique. [1/3 definitions] |
| cryptic |
difficult to understand; ambiguous or mysterious in meaning. [1/3 definitions] |
| double-talk |
ambiguous language meant to deceive people or evade problems or issues. [1/3 definitions] |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. [1/3 definitions] |
| equivocation |
the act of communicating in ambiguous, shifting, or indecisive terms, often to avoid or deceive. |
| left-handed |
insincere or ambiguous. [1/5 definitions] |
| newspeak |
language that is ambiguous or delusive, esp. when used as propaganda. |
| nonambiguous |
combined form of ambiguous. |
| obscure |
not clear in expression or meaning; uncertain or ambiguous. [1/6 definitions] |
| subtle |
difficult to detect or define; elusive or ambiguous. [1/4 definitions] |
| tergiversate |
to cause doubt or be intentionally ambiguous; equivocate. [1/2 definitions] |
| unambiguous |
combined form of ambiguous |
| vague |
unclear in conveying; unintentionally or intentionally unspecific or ambiguous. [1/3 definitions] |
| weasel |
to be evasive or deliberately ambiguous; mislead. [1/4 definitions] |
| weasel words |
statements that are intentionally misleading, ambiguous, evasive, or indirect. |
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