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ambivalent
English
Etymology
Back-formation from ambivalence, from German Ambivalenz, from Latin ambi- (“in two ways”) + vale? (“be strong”); equivalent to ambi- +? -valent.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /æm?b?v.?.l?nt/
Adjective
ambivalent (comparative more ambivalent, superlative most ambivalent)
- Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.
- Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.
Usage notes
Ambivalent is commonly used to denote lacking emotion instead of having conflicting emotions. More appropriate alternatives would be indifferent and apathetic.
Synonyms
- (simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing feelings): conflicted, uncertain, undecided, unresolved
- (alternately feeling opposing feelings): vacillating, fluctuating, wavering
Related terms
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German ambivalent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??m.bi.va??l?nt/
- Hyphenation: am?bi?va?lent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Adjective
ambivalent (comparative ambivalenter, superlative ambivalentst)
- ambivalent (simultaneously experiencing conflicting drives) [from early 20th c.]
Inflection
Derived terms
- ambivalentie
French
Etymology
From German ambivalent, from Latin ambi- + Latin val?ns, the latter from the verb vale?
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.bi.va.l??/
Adjective
ambivalent (feminine singular ambivalente, masculine plural ambivalents, feminine plural ambivalentes)
- ambivalent
- ambiguous, equivocal
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ambiva?l?nt/
Adjective
ambivalent (comparative ambivalenter, superlative am ambivalentesten)
- ambivalent
Declension
Related terms
- Ambivalenz
Further reading
- “ambivalent” in Duden online
Romanian
Etymology
From French ambivalent
Adjective
ambivalent m or n (feminine singular ambivalent?, masculine plural ambivalen?i, feminine and neuter plural ambivalente)
- ambivalent
Declension
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