SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
ambivalence
noun
The coexistence of conflicting feelings or attitudes toward something.
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The coexistence of conflicting feelings or attitudes toward something
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The ambivalent family
ambivalence is grouped under ambivalent in the main dictionaries. This form keeps its meaning and previous study record.
ambivalentadjective
Having mixed or conflicting feelings about something.
Having conflicting feelings
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She felt ambivalent about leaving a familiar job for an exciting opportunity.
Noor was ambivalent about opening the room at all, welcoming the extra space but worrying about noise.
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Her ambivalence about the promotion reflected both excitement and concern.
He expressed ambivalence about leaving the familiar neighborhood.
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