New American Oxford Dictionary

ambivalent

am biv a lent |amˈbivələnt æmˈbɪvələnt | ▶adjective having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone: some loved her, some hated her, few were ambivalent about her | an ambivalent attitude to technology. DERIVATIVES am biv a lent ly adverb ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from ambivalence (from German Ambivalenz ), on the pattern of equivalent .

 

Oxford Dictionary

ambivalent

ambivalent |amˈbɪv (ə )l (ə )nt | ▶adjective having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone: some loved her, some hated her, few were ambivalent about her | an ambivalent attitude to Europe. DERIVATIVES ambivalently adverb ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from ambivalence (from German Ambivalenz ), on the pattern of equivalent .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ambivalent

ambivalent adjective the need to relocate has made her ambivalent about the promotion: equivocal, uncertain, unsure, doubtful, indecisive, inconclusive, irresolute, of two minds, undecided, torn, in a quandary, on the fence, hesitating, wavering, vacillating, equivocating, blowing /running hot and cold; informal iffy. ANTONYMS unequivocal, certain.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ambivalent

ambivalent adjective the public has a rather ambivalent attitude toward science: equivocal, uncertain, unsure, doubtful, indecisive, inconclusive, irresolute, in two minds, undecided, unresolved, in a dilemma, on the horns of a dilemma, in a quandary, on the fence, torn, hesitating, fluctuating, wavering, vacillating, equivocating, mixed; opposing, conflicting, contradictory, clashing; confused, muddled, vague, hazy, unclear; informal iffy, blowing hot and cold. ANTONYMS unequivocal, certain.

 

Duden Dictionary

ambivalent

am bi va lent Adjektiv bildungssprachlich, Fachsprache |ambival e nt |zu lateinisch ambi- = von zwei Seiten, herum und valens (Genitiv: valentis ) = stark, mächtig, adjektivisches 1. Partizip von: valere, Valenz in sich widersprüchlich; zwiespältig ambivalente Gefühle, Beziehungen | seine Haltung in dieser Frage ist höchst ambivalent

 

French Dictionary

ambivalent

ambivalent , ente adj. adjectif Qui comporte deux éléments contraires. : Ils sont ambivalents; ils n ’arrivent pas à faire leur choix. Note Orthographique ambival ent.

 

Spanish Dictionary

ambivalente

ambivalente adjetivo 1 Que puede tener dos valores distintos o que puede entenderse o interpretarse de dos maneras distintas y opuestas :una respuesta ambivalente .2 Que posee o denota dos emociones o sentimientos opuestos hacia una misma persona o cosa :tiene una conducta arquetípica y ambivalente; le produce sentimientos ambivalentes de amor y de odio .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ambivalent

am biv a lent /æmbɪ́v (ə )lənt /形容詞 〖通例be ～〗 «…に対して » 相反する感情 [考え ]を持つ [示す ], 正反対の気持ちが混在する ; (欲するのか否かなど )気持ちがはっきりしない, 決定できない «about , toward » .～ly 副詞