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Collocations for ambiguity - noun

ADJECTIVE

certain, possible, potential
The poem contains a certain ambiguity.
moral, sexual
inherent
the inherent ambiguity of language

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… OF AMBIGUITY

degree, element
There is a degree of ambiguity in this statement.

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VERB + ambiguity

lead to
Incorrect choice of words leads to ambiguity for the reader.
avoid
The document has been carefully written to avoid ambiguity.
clarify, reduce
eliminate, remove, resolve
They had to change some of the wording in the document to resolve the ambiguity.

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ambiguity + VERB

arise, occur
Ambiguity arises when students' spoken English is very limited.
surround
the ambiguity surrounding the concept of ‘reality’

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PREPOSITION

ambiguity about
There will always be some ambiguity about what actually happened.
ambiguity in
There was some ambiguity in what he said.

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PHRASES

a source of ambiguity

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