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Meaning of ambivalent

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

ambivalent

Pronunciation:/æmˈbɪv.ə.lənt//æmˈbɪv.ə.lənt/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.

  2. Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.

    Example: He has an ambivalent relationship towards his parents.