An attempt was made to retrieve an associated type, but the type was ambiguous. Erroneous code example: ```compile_fail,E0221 trait T1 {} trait T2 {} trait Foo { type A: T1; } trait Bar : Foo { type A: T2; fn do_something() { let _: Self::A; } } ``` In this example, `Foo` defines an associated type `A`. `Bar` inherits that type from `Foo`, and defines another associated type of the same name. As a result, when we attempt to use `Self::A`, it's ambiguous whether we mean the `A` defined by `Foo` or the one defined by `Bar`. There are two options to work around this issue. The first is simply to rename one of the types. Alternatively, one can specify the intended type using the following syntax: ``` trait T1 {} trait T2 {} trait Foo { type A: T1; } trait Bar : Foo { type A: T2; fn do_something() { let _: ::A; } } ```