amphiboly

Noun

Meaning

Ambiguous discourse; amphibology.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

amphibology waffle corruption ambiguity pun anagram equivocation quibble uncertainty palindrome acrostic dubiousness equivocalness logogram malapropism

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Antonyms

faith accuracy trust confidence harmony simplicity

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Hypernyms

ambiguity

Derivatives

amphibolies

Anagrams

ambophily

Examples

According to Diogenes Laërtius, Chrysippus wrote twelve works in 23 books on the Liar paradox ; seven works in 17 books on amphiboly ; and another nine works in 26 books on other conundrums. Source: Internet

The logical fallacies of amphiboly and equivocation rely heavily on the use of ambiguous words and phrases. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

amphibologically amphibology amphibolous amphiboreal amphibrach amphibrachic