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.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
