ambivalent feelings

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• ambivalent — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. uncertain, irresolute, of two minds, conflicted; see doubtful 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [am BIV uh lent] having mixed or contrasting attitudes. Many people have ambivalent feelings about… …   English dictionary for students

• ambivalent — am•biv•a•lent [[t]æmˈbɪv ə lənt[/t]] adj. cv having or showing ambivalence: ambivalent feelings[/ex] • Etymology: 1915–20 am•biv′a•lent•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

• ambivalent — ambivalent, ambiguous The terms ambivalent and ambivalence are first recorded in about 1916 in the context of psychology, and in particular the Jungian notion of ‘the coexistence in one person of contradictory emotions or attitudes towards a… …   Modern English usage

• ambivalent — adj. 1. 1 undecided as to whether or not to take a proposed course of action; having feelings both for and against the proposed action. Syn: on the fence(predicate), suspensive, uncertain [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ambivalent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. DERIVATIVES ambivalence noun ambivalently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin ambi on both sides + valere be worth …   English terms dictionary

• ambivalent — am|biv|a|lent [æmˈbıvələnt] adj [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: ambi + valent having a particular value (from Latin valere; VALOR)] not sure whether you want or like something or not ambivalent about ▪ We are both somewhat ambivalent about having a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ambivalent — [[t]æmbɪ̱vələnt[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is ambivalent about something, they seem to be uncertain whether they really want it, or whether they really approve of it. She remained ambivalent about her marriage... He maintained an… …   English dictionary

• ambivalent — adjective not sure whether you want or like something or not: Her feelings about getting married are distinctly ambivalent. ambivalence noun (U) ambivalently adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• ambivalent — adjective /æmˈbɪv.ə.lənt/ a) Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations. b) Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite. Syn: conflicted, uncertain, undecided …   Wiktionary

• ambivalent — am biv·a·lent || nt adj. having both positive and negative feelings towards a subject …   English contemporary dictionary

• ambivalent — [am bɪv(ə)l(ə)nt] adjective having mixed feelings or opinions about something or someone. Derivatives ambivalence noun ambivalently adverb Origin early 20th cent.: from ambivalence (from Ger. Ambivalenz), on the pattern of equivalent …   English new terms dictionary