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ambivalence
CEFRC2
/æmˈbɪvələns/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
Mixed feelings about someone or something.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA state of uncertainty or indecisiveness.
Examples
She felt ambivalence towards her new job.
The ambivalence of the situation was confusing.
At a glance
Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningThe coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.
More examples
In contextShe felt deep ambivalence about moving to another country for work.
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Origin
noun
Borrowed from German Ambivalenz (“simultaneous conflicting feelings”), from Latin ambi- (“both”) and valentia (“strength”), from the verb valere (“to be strong”) (see valiant); spelled on the model of French-origin words ending in -ence. The German term was coined by Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler in 1910; by 1929, it had taken on a broader literary and general sense. Equivalent to ambi- + valence.