Definitions for ambivalent
æmˈbɪv ə ləntam·biva·lent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. ambivalentadjective

   uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow

   "was ambivalent about having children"

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1. ambivalentadjective

   Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.

2. ambivalentadjective

   Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.

3. Etymology: From ambivalence, from Ambivalenz, from ambi- + valeo

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1. Ambivalent

   Ambivalent (Japanese: アンビバレント, Hepburn: Ambibarento) is the 7th single from Japanese idol group Keyakizaka46. It was released on August 15, 2018 under Sony Music Records. The title track features Yurina Hirate as center. Manaka Shida, Aoi Harada, and Yūka Kageyama were on hiatus during production. Yui Imaizumi announced graduation shortly before and did not participate, but sang a solo song, "Hi ga Noburu Made," which was included in the regular edition.

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1. ambivalent

   Ambivalent refers to having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. It involves experiencing simultaneous and opposing emotions, leading to uncertainty or indecisiveness.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ambivalent in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ambivalent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of ambivalent in a Sentence

1. Timothy Head:

   Even a lot of people who identify as being pro-choice, it's almost a reluctant, ambivalent pro-choice. There are some that celebrate it, but there are a lot in that choice community see it as the lesser of two evils in their own decision-making path.

2. Peter Feaver:

   It's a myth to say there was widespread public pressure on the administration to leave, the general public was ambivalent. This was a retreat of choice, not a retreat of necessity.

3. Primo Levi:

   The bond between a man and his profession is similar to that which ties him to his country; it is just as complex, often ambivalent, and in general it is understood completely only when it is broken: by exile or emigration in the case of one's country, by retirement in the case of a trade or profession.

4. Yuval Neria:

   Nightmares are really a common symptom of PTSD, people are terrified by their nightmares and always very ambivalent about whether to fall asleep or not because they know that they may meet their demons.

5. Jeffrey Karoff:

   We had no idea the film was going to garner so much recognition and so many viewers, at first I think Ra enjoyed the recognition, especially locally in northern New Mexico, though even then he was ambivalent about it. Later he grew weary of the attention and felt it was a distraction from the work.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ambivalent
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ambivalent
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambivalent
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