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- Dictionaryambivalent/amˈbɪvələnt/
adjective
- 1. having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone: "some loved her, some hated her, few were ambivalent about her"
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Learn the meaning of ambivalent, an adjective that describes having two opposing feelings or being uncertain about how you feel. Find synonyms, related words and phrases, and examples of ambivalent in sentences.
The meaning of AMBIVALENT is having or showing simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something or someone : characterized by ambivalence. How to use ambivalent in a sentence. Did you know?
Ambivalent definition: having mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose between two (usually opposing) courses of action. See examples of AMBIVALENT used in a sentence.
If you can't decide how you feel about something, declare yourself ambivalent about it. Ambivalent means "having mixed feelings about something." A Swiss psychologist named Eugen Bleuler coined the German word Ambivalenz in the early twentieth century, and it was soon imported into English.
Learn the meaning of ambivalent, an adjective that describes having two opposing feelings or being uncertain about how you feel. Find synonyms, related words, and examples of ambivalent in different contexts.
Ambivalent means having or showing both positive and negative feelings about somebody or something. Learn how to use this word in sentences, see synonyms and word origin, and try the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
Ambivalent means having two different feelings about something. For example, someone who is ambivalent about moving to London might feel both excited and nervous. See more translations and usage examples of ambivalent.
