AMBIVALENCE


Meaning of AMBIVALENCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ am-ˈbi-və-lən(t)s ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1918

1. : simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action

2.

a. : continual fluctuation (as between one thing and its opposite)

b. : uncertainty as to which approach to follow

• am·biv·a·lent -lənt adjective

• am·biv·a·lent·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.