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- [am-biv-uh-luh ns]
- /æmˈbɪv ə ləns/
- /æmˈbɪv.ə.lənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [am-biv-uh-luh ns]
- /æmˈbɪv ə ləns/
Definitions of ambivalence word
- noun ambivalence the simultaneous existence of two opposed and conflicting attitudes, emotions, etc 3
- noun ambivalence simultaneous conflicting feelings toward a person or thing, as love and hate 3
- noun ambivalence uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things. 1
- noun ambivalence Psychology. the coexistence within an individual of positive and negative feelings toward the same person, object, or action, simultaneously drawing him or her in opposite directions. 1
- noun ambivalence The state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. 1
- noun ambivalence mixed feelings 1
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Origin of ambivalence
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; ambi- + valence
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Parts of speech for Ambivalence
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ambivalence popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ambivalence
noun ambivalence
- doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- hesitancy — hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
- uncertainty — the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy: His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
- hesitation — the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship.
- indecision — inability to decide.
Antonyms for ambivalence
noun ambivalence
- decisiveness — having the power or quality of deciding; putting an end to controversy; crucial or most important: Your argument was the decisive one.
- certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
- sureness — free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
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