Meaning of AMBIVALENT
Pronunciation: | | amb'ivulunt
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- [adj] uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow; "was ambivalent about having children"
- [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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