ambivalency

am·biv·a·lence

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [am-biv-uh-luh ns]
- /æmˈbɪv ə ləns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [am-biv-uh-luh ns]
- /æmˈbɪv ə ləns/

Definitions of ambivalency word

noun ambivalency uncertainty 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. 1
noun ambivalency 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. 1

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Origin of ambivalency

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15; ambi- + valence

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Parts of speech for Ambivalency

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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ambivalency popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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