/ æmˈbɪvələnt; NAmE / adjective
ambivalent (about / towards sb/sth) having or showing both good and bad feelings about sb/sth :
She seems to feel ambivalent about her new job.
He has an ambivalent attitude towards her.
► am·biva·lence noun [ U , sing. ] ambivalence (about / towards sb/sth) :
Many people feel some ambivalence towards television and its effect on our lives.
► am·biva·lent·ly adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from ambivalence (from German Ambivalenz ), on the pattern of equivalent .