missverständlich
Translation
ambiguous, misleading, equivocal
Examples
Seine Aussage war sehr missverständlich.
His statement was very ambiguous.
Formulieren Sie das bitte weniger missverständlich.
Please phrase that less ambiguously.
Grammar Patterns
sth. is ambiguous something is ambiguous His phrasing was ambiguous.
Similar Words
Synonyms: unklar, zweideutig; Antonyms: eindeutig, klar
Etymology
Composed of the prefix 'miss-' (wrong, amiss) and 'verständlich' (understandable). Literally 'wrongly understandable'.
Memory Tips
Think of it as something that causes you to 'miss' the 'understanding'. If a statement is missverständlich, the correct understanding is missed.