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