grey area

grey ar·e·a

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grey air-ee-uh]
- /greɪ ˈɛər i ə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grey air-ee-uh]
- /greɪ ˈɛər i ə/

Definitions of grey area words

countable noun grey area If you refer to something as a grey area, you mean that it is unclear, for example because nobody is sure how to deal with it or who is responsible for it, or it falls between two separate categories of things. 0
noun grey area (in Britain) a region in which unemployment is relatively high 0
noun grey area an area or part of something existing between two extremes and having mixed characteristics of both 0
noun grey area an area, situation, etc, lacking clearly defined characteristics 0
noun grey area (Idiomatic) An area intermediate between two mutually exclusive states or categories, where the border between the two is fuzzy. 0
noun grey area (Idiomatic) A topic that is not clearly one thing or the other, that is open to interpretation. 0

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grey area popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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