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Ambivalent

/æˈmbɪvələnt/
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(adj) Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, motivations, or meanings.

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.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He was ____ about the move, seeing both the positives and negatives.

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