ambivalence
noun[U]
uk/æmˈbɪv.ə.ləns/us/æmˈbɪv.ə.ləns/thestateof having twoopposingfeelingsat the sametime, or beinguncertainabout how youfeel:
her ambivalencetowardsmen
Realsocialrelationshipsaremarkedbyambiguityand ambivalence.
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ambivalent
- Itremainsunclearwhether thegrowingambivalence willderailEUexpansion.
- Theyoungpeoplediscussedtheirambivalence aboutambition.
- She wasfilledwith ambivalence about thetrip.
Doubt & ambivalence
- ambivalent
- ambivalently
- askance
- be in two mindsidiom
- blow hot and coldidiom
- haw
- hem
- hem and hawidiom
- hum and hawidiom
- indecision
- nonplussed
- quandary
- rudderless
- shades of greyidiom
- shilly-shally
- wary
- waver
- wavering
- wishy-washy
- wobble