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Word: Ambivalent
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 20th century: from ambivalence (from German Ambivalenz), on the pattern of equivalent
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
amˈbɪvələnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
Short Definition:having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something
Examples:- some loved her, some hated her, few were ambivalent about her
- an ambivalent attitude to Europe
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