Collocations for ambiguity - noun
ADJECTIVE
certain,
possible,
potential
The poem contains a certain ambiguity.
The poem contains a certain ambiguity.
moral,
sexual
inherent
the inherent ambiguity of language
inherent
the inherent ambiguity of language
VERB + ambiguity
lead to
Incorrect choice of words leads to ambiguity for the reader.
Incorrect choice of words leads to ambiguity for the reader.
avoid
The document has been carefully written to avoid ambiguity.
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.
eliminate, remove, resolve
They had to change some of the wording in the document to resolve the ambiguity.
ambiguity + VERB
arise,
occur
Ambiguity arises when students' spoken English is very limited.
Ambiguity arises when students' spoken English is very limited.
surround
the ambiguity surrounding the concept of ‘reality’
the ambiguity surrounding the concept of ‘reality’
PREPOSITION
ambiguity about
There will always be some ambiguity about what actually happened.
There will always be some ambiguity about what actually happened.
ambiguity in
There was some ambiguity in what he said.
There was some ambiguity in what he said.