ambivalence
/æmˈbɪvələns/noun
उच्चारण ऐम्बिवलन्स
दुविधा, उभयभाव, (किसी के प्रति) मिली-जुली भावनाएँ
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noun
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[U, C] ~ (about/towards sb/sth)
the state of having or showing both good and bad feelings about somebody or something
दुविधा, उभयभाव, (किसी के प्रति) मिली-जुली भावनाएँ
- Radhika felt some ambivalence about leaving her job to study further.
- the public's ambivalence towards nuclear power
Synonyms uncertainty indecision doubt hesitancy mixed feelings
Opposite certainty conviction decisiveness
◇Word family
ambivalent adjectiveambivalently adverb
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Do not confuse ambivalent (having mixed feelings) and ambiguous (having more than one possible meaning).
Ambivalent (मिली-जुली भावनाओं वाला) और ambiguous (एक से अधिक अर्थ वाला) को आपस में confuse न करें।
§Grammar and usage
Ambivalence about or towards something.
Ambivalence about something या ambivalence towards something सही है।