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   What does ambivalent mean?

   • ambivalente… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! AMBIVALENT definition: 1. having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you feel: 2. having…. Learn more.

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   Where did ambivalent and ambivalence come from?

   • The words ambivalent and ambivalence entered English during the early 20th century in the field of psychology. Though they were introduced in German by the Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler in a 1910 publication, their components are Latin rather than Germanic.

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   What is the difference between ambivalent and ambiguous?

   • Both words are in some fashion concerned with duality: ambivalent relates to multiple and contradictory feelings, whereas ambiguous typically describes something with several possible meanings that create uncertainty. The words’ etymologies offer some help in distinguishing between them. Their shared prefix, ambi-, means "both."

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   Is 'fundamentalist' ambivalent?

   • Critics and directors alike are having to come to terms with a very ambivalent world. Part of the evidence for this alienation can be seen in the ambivalent attitude towards the label 'fundamentalist ' itself. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   Was the government's attitude toward paramilitaries ambivalent?

   • Yet the government's attitude toward the paramilitaries was ambivalent. But there were also numerous dissenting voices and the general attitude remained, all in all, ambivalent. She is an ambivalent figure because she is not the subject of power but its carrier (the connotations of disease are appropriate here).

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   Are ambivalent pregnancies a real problem?

   • But ambivalent pregnancies are a real problem, both in terms of health outcomes for the babies and long-term stability for the mothers (and fathers). These changes would increase union membership at companies where the workers are ambivalent about organizing.

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   having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you feel: My wife loves the opera, but I have ambivalent feelings about it.

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     having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being...

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     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,...

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   having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you feel: I felt very ambivalent about leaving home. He has fairly ambivalent feelings toward his father. an ambivalent attitude to exercise. Synonyms. ambiguous. equivocal formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Doubt & ambivalence. ambivalence. ambivalently.

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   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?

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   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. …an ambivalent attitude towards authority figures.

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   ambivalent (about/towards somebody/something) having or showing both positive and negative feelings about somebody/something. She seems to feel ambivalent about her new job. He has an ambivalent attitude towards the changes.

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   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.

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   ambivalent - uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow; "was ambivalent about having children". incertain, uncertain, unsure - lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"; "an uncertain smile"; "touched the ...