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Meaning of AMBIVALENT

Pronunciation:  amb'ivulunt

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 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow; "was ambivalent about having children"
  2. [adj]  characterized by a mixture of opposite feelings or attitudes; "she felt ambivalent about his proposal"; "an ambivalent position on rent control"
 
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 Synonyms: ambiguous, equivocal, incertain, uncertain, unsure
 

 

 

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