| ambiguous | adj 1. admitting more than one interpretation, kabur, samar(-samar); (of word, phrase, etc) /kabur, samar(-samar)/ maknanya, taksa: an ~ answer, jawapan yg kabur; headlines are often ~, tajuk utama selalunya kabur maknanya; the phrase “Maniam and Rani’s cousin” is ~, frasa “sepupu Maniam dan Rani” bersifat taksa; 2. uncertain, tdk jelas; (of look, smile, etc) tdk jelas maknanya: his position in the firm’s hierarchy was rather ~, kedudukannya dlm hirarki firma itu agak tdk jelas; 3. difficult to classify, tdk jelas (+ approp n): a rock of ~ character, batu yg tdk jelas jenisnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ambiguity | n 1. state, quality of, a. (admitting more than one interpretation) kekaburan, kesamaran; (of word, phrase, etc) /kekaburan, kesamaran/ makna, ketaksaan: he took great care to avoid all ~, dia amat teliti supaya tdk berlaku kekaburan; the careless use of pronouns can result in ~, penggunaan kata ganti nama secara tdk teliti boleh menimbulkan kekaburan makna; b. (being uncertain) tdk jelas; (of look, smile, etc) tdk jelas maknanya: the ~ of his political stance became an issue in the campaign, pendirian politiknya yg tdk jelas menjadi isu dlm kempen itu; 2. ambiguous phrase, expression, etc, approp n + (yg) /kabur, samar(-samar)/ maknanya, taksa: a statement that is full of ambiguities, satu kenyataan yg penuh dgn ungkapan-ungkapan yg kabur maknanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| overlap | vi 1. be, lie upon, bertindih, bertindan, bertindan-tindih: the steel rods are laid so that the ends ~, batang keluli itu disusun supaya bahagian hujungnya bertindih; 2. coincide in part with, bertindan, bertindih; (of visits) bertindan: their duties seem to ~, tugas mereka nampaknya bertindan; his interests and mine partly ~, minatnya dan minat saya agak bertindan; the two words ~ in meaning, kedua-dua perkataan itu bertindan maknanya; your visit and mine will ~ by two days, kunjungan puan dan kunjungan saya bertindan selama dua hari; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |