Example sentences for the adjective 'ambivalent':
Matthew was feeling ambivalent about whether or not he should trust John.
Although the company knew Mr. Brown wasn't always honest, he brought in a lot of new clients so they were ambivalentabout firing him.
If you are ambivalent about the new law, you should read it so you can decide.
My sister was ambivalent about moving across the country with her new boyfriend, so she kept paying rent on her old apartment until the month before their wedding.
My wife has been ambivalent about having more children ever since her miscarriage.
We're ambivalent about taking another vacation to Disney World when there are so many other places we've never been to.
I'm ambivalent about going to the reunion, because I have just as many bad memories of high school as good ones.
Johnny was ambivalent about cheating on the test, but thankfully he came to his senses and decided to just try his best.
Note: The adjective 'ambivalent' is functioning as a subject complement following the linking verb, for example 'Johnny was ambivalent' (Johnny=ambivalent).
The word 'ambivalence' is a noun, a word for the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone; a word for a thing.
A noun functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.
Example sentences:
Sandra faced great ambivalence about going to the liquor filled party, because she had adversities maintaining her sobriety.
I am ambivalent about going out to eat.
No it's a noun
ambivalence
No, the word 'ambivalent' is an adjective, a word used to describe a noun as having mixed feelings or contradictory feelings or ideas about something or someoneExample: She was ambivalent about where she wanted to eat.The noun form of the adjective 'ambivalent' is ambivalence.
Ambivalent is defined as being a confused state in which a clear answer is not known. An example of this word is "Choosing which relative to visit for the holiday left him feeling a little ambivalent".
One popular word for anger and sadness is "grief". People most often suffer from grief during the loss of a loved one.
He was not sure whether he wanted to go, and his ambivalence was obvious as he pondered his decision.
I have the most ambivalence to that subject.
She felt ambivalence about accepting the job offer because it required moving to a new city, but also came with a significant pay increase.
Surprisingly for Mark, he was experiencing ambivalance towards the win.
He was not pleased with the decisions of the board, and his ambivalence toward them all was evident.
The team's ambivalence for the last few weeks of the season is a result of their many loses up to that point. Ms. James's refusal to give any grade above a C led to wide spread ambivalence among her students during final exam week.
The word "ambivalence" is a noun. It refers to the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory emotions about someone or something.
The mother animal who could not carry her newborn baby, watched her group leave the area, looked back at her baby, toward the group, back at the baby: her ambivalence about which choice to make appeared clear in her behaviour.
Ambivalence Avenue was created on 2009-06-22.
Ambivalence is the experience of having conflicting feelings or attitudes towards a person, thing, or situation. It involves holding two contrasting emotions or viewpoints simultaneously, which can lead to uncertainty or indecision.
The origin of ambivalence is from the Latin ambi- 'on both sides' and valere 'be worth'.
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