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- pronunciation:
- aem
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
of feelings and emotions, conflicting; pulling in opposite directions.
She had ambivalent feelings about her daughter's upcoming marriage. |
definition 2: |
having uncertainty due to conflicting emotions.
Now that he had been offered the job, he was somewhat ambivalent about accepting it.- similar words:
- torn
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derivation: |
ambivalently (adv.) |
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