Ambiguity means that something can reasonably be understood in more than one way because its meaning isn’t yet clear.
"Interesting" can mean enthusiasm. Doubt. A thought still forming. It can also mean precisely what it says: something caught their interest.
The reply was short. Your interpretation was generous with detail.
A collaborator sends three words. In your head, they acquire a tone, an intention and a disappointing future for the project.
None of that is ridiculous. You are trying to understand. But asking what they meant may give you more useful information than rehearsing your answer to a meaning they haven’t confirmed.
Sometimes clarification is available. Sometimes it isn’t. Those are different situations, and they deserve different responses.
Interpretation examines how a meaning takes shape. Uncertainty concerns what remains unsettled even after you’ve asked the available questions. You don’t have to solve both by guessing harder.
Noba’s Judgment and Decision Making provides background on judging incomplete information. It is particularly relevant to the moment when a plausible explanation starts feeling like the only possible one.