The origin of ambivalence is from the Latin ambi- 'on both sides' and valere 'be worth'.
The word "ambivalence" is a noun. It refers to the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory emotions about someone or something.
He was not sure whether he wanted to go, and his ambivalence was obvious as he pondered his decision.
Catherine A. Civello has written: 'Patterns of ambivalence' -- subject(s): Ambivalence in literature, Criticism and interpretation, Women and literature, History
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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.
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.
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Surprisingly for Mark, he was experiencing ambivalance towards the win.
Ambivalence Avenue was created on 2009-06-22.
Lisa Lewis has written: 'Ambivalence' -- subject(s): Ambivalence
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.