| 单词 | ambivalence |
| 释义 | ambivalence[ am-biv-uh-luhns ] / æmˈbɪv ə ləns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ambivalence ON THESAURUS.COM noununcertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things. Psychology. the coexistence within an individual of positive and negative feelings toward the same person, object, or action, simultaneously drawing him or her in opposite directions. Also am·biv·a·len·cy . Origin of ambivalenceFirst recorded in 1910–15; ambi- + valence OTHER WORDS FROM ambivalenceam·biv·a·lent, adjectiveWords nearby ambivalenceambisyllabic, ambit, ambitendency, ambition, ambitious, ambivalence, ambivalent, ambivalent sexism, ambiversion, ambivert, amble Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ambivalenceBritish Dictionary definitions for ambivalenceambivalence ambivalency/ (æmˈbɪvələns) / nounthe simultaneous existence of two opposed and conflicting attitudes, emotions, etc Derived forms of ambivalenceambivalent, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for ambivalenceambivalence [ ăm-bĭv′ə-ləns ] n.The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, an object, or an idea. Other words from ambivalenceam•biv′a•lent adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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