ambivalent
Meaning of ambivalent
adjective
- having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
some loved her, some hated her, few were ambivalent about her
an ambivalent attitude to Europe
early 20th century: from ambivalence (from German Ambivalenz ), on the pattern of equivalent .
Information about ambivalent
- It is an adjective.
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CatalanHyphenation of ambivalent
am-biva-lent
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- ambivalent is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
ambivalent synonyms
Meaning (of a person) using ambiguous or evasive language:
Meaning (of a person) not completely confident or sure of something:
Meaning not feeling, showing, or done with confidence and certainty:
Meaning feeling uncertain about something:
Meaning not providing a clear and definite result:
Meaning not leading to a firm conclusion or result; not ending doubt or dispute:
Meaning showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain:
Meaning (of a person) not having made a decision:
Meaning (of a problem, question, or dispute) not resolved:
Meaning pull (something) apart or to pieces with force:
Meaning tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or speaking:
Meaning rising and falling irregularly in number or amount:
Meaning moving in a quivering way; flickering:
Meaning wavering between different opinions or actions; irresolute:
Meaning use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself:
Meaning (of an assessment of, reaction to, or feeling about something) containing a mixture of both favourable and negative elements:
Meaning in conflict or competition with someone or something:
Meaning incompatible or at variance; contradictory:
Meaning mutually opposed or inconsistent:
Meaning in conflict with each other; incompatible:
Meaning (of a person) unable to think clearly; bewildered:
Meaning not arranged in order; untidy:
Meaning of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning:
Meaning covered by a haze:
Meaning not easy to see, hear, or understand:
Meaning full of uncertainty; doubtful:
ambivalent antonyms
Meaning leaving no doubt; unambiguous:
Meaning able to be firmly relied on to happen or be the case:
Words that rhyme with ambivalent
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