ambivalent
Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs,…Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, motivations, or meanings.
» I feel very ambivalent about this.
Meaning
2 sensesSimultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, motivations, or meanings.
ambivalent, doppelwertig, zwiespältig
дво́йственныйdvójstvennyj, противоречи́выйprotivorečívyj
Alternately being or having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.
His feelings toward his parents are ambivalent.
- uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
Examples
6 sentencesI feel very ambivalent about this.
I have this ambivalent attitude towards my boss.
He is genuinely ambivalent about running for president again.
Professional language producers can be expected to be ambivalent about clichés.
I'm ambivalent about the itinerary for our overseas trip which my brother has drawn up.
ruЯ всё сомневаюсь по поводу маршрута нашего заграничного путешествия, который составил мой брат.
Translations
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Origin
Back-formation from ambivalence, from German Ambivalenz, from Latin ambi- (“in two ways”)Back-formation from ambivalence, from German Ambivalenz, from Latin ambi- (“in two ways”) + valeō (“be strong”); equivalent to ambi- + -valent. Compare ambivert.
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Forms
more ambivalent, most ambivalent| Comparative | more ambivalent Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most ambivalent Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form