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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.
- English (US)
having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being...
- Ambivalent in Polish
AMBIVALENT translate: z mieszanymi uczuciami , ambiwalentny....
- Traditional
AMBIVALENT translate: （心情）矛盾的；模棱兩可的，含糊不定的. Learn more in the...
- Simplified
AMBIVALENT translate: （心情）矛盾的；模棱两可的，含糊不定的. Learn more in the...
- Ambivalent in Spanish
AMBIVALENT translate: ambivalente, Ambivalente. Learn more...
- Ambivalent in Russian
AMBIVALENT translate: имеющий двойственное чувство,...
- Znaczenie Ambivalent, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
AMBIVALENT definicja: 1. having two opposing feelings at the...
- English (US)
Ambivalent means having or showing simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something or someone. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and related phrases of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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 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.
Ambivalent means having or showing both positive and negative feelings about somebody or something. Learn how to use this word in different contexts with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes.
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.
