From , from ambigere ("to go about, wander, doubt"), from ambi- ("around, about, on both sides") + agere ("to drive, move").

• (British) IPA: /æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/
• (America, Canada) IPA: /æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/, [ɛəmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs]
• (Australia) IPA: /æmˈbɪɡ.jʉ.əs/

ambiguous

1. Open to multiple interpretations.

   Synonyms: equivocal, unclear

   Antonyms: unambiguous, clear

   The politician was criticized for his ambiguous statements and lack of precision.

2. (obsolete, of a person) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
   • 1662, Thomas Salusbury, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     And forasmuch as in this same question I am ambiguous, and Simplicius is resolute....

• ambages
• ambiguity
• ambiguate
• ambiguation
• disambiguation

• French: ambigu
• German: mehrdeutig (doppeldeutig, zweideutig)
• Italian: ambiguo
• Portuguese: ambíguo, dúbio
• Russian: двусмы́сленный
• Spanish: ambiguo