ambivalent

Meaning

1. Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, motivations, or meanings.
2. Alternately being or having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.

Synonyms

undecided

conflicting

ambiguous

equivocal

confused

😕

contradictory

dissonant

incompatible

indecisive

indeterminate

irresolute

of two minds

pending

self-contradictory

uncertain

undetermined

plurivalent

at odds

bittersweet

clashing

Translations

ambivalent

ambivalente

ambivalent

zwiespältig

ambivalente

ambivalente

ambivalent

kararsız

doppelwertig

ambivalente

αμφίθυμος

αμφίσημος

mehrdeutig

αντιμαχόμενος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/æmˈbɪv.ə.lənt/

Etymology

Back-formation from ambivalence, from German Ambivalenz, from Latin ambi- (“in two ways”) + valeō (“be strong”); equivalent to ambi- + -valent.

Sentences

I feel quite ambivalent about the article .