ambivalent
adjective /æmˈbɪv.ə.lənt/Definition
› having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you feel: I felt very ambivalent about leaving home. He has fairly ambivalent feelings towards his father. an ambivalent attitude to exerciseDoubt and ambivalenceHesitating ambivalently /-li/ adverb Doubt and ambivalenceHesitating ambivalence /-ləns/ noun [U] › the state of feeling or being ambivalent: her ambivalence towards menDoubt and ambivalenceHesitating
(Definition of ambivalent adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- askance adverb
- be in two minds idiom
- blow hot and cold idiom
- chary adjective
- conflicted adjective
- hum and haw idiom
- indecision noun
- indecisive adjective
- insecure adjective (NOT CONFIDENT)
- irresolute adjective
- rudderless adjective
- shades of grey idiom
- shilly-shally verb
- sit on the fence idiom
- straddle verb
- vacillate verb
- wary adjective
- waver verb
- wishy-washy adjective
- wobble verb (NOT CERTAIN)
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