Word of the Day – Amphibology

Amphibology (noun)

am-fuh-bol-uh-jee

Ambiguity of speech, especially from uncertainty of the grammatical construction rather than of the meaning of the words

1580–90; < Latin amphibolia < Greek. See amphibolous, -y

Example sentences

“He had a tendency to create an amphibology every time he spoke, a double meaning where there is none.”