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  • 1. ambivalence
  • Rhymes with Ambivalence
  • Pronounce Ambivalence
  • Ambivalence in a sentence
  • Quotes about Ambivalence
Table of Contents
  • 1. ambivalence
  • Rhymes with Ambivalence
  • Pronounce Ambivalence
  • Ambivalence in a sentence
  • Quotes about Ambivalence
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology

1. ambivalence

noun. ['æmˈbɪvələns'] mixed feelings or emotions.

Synonyms

  • conflict
  • ambivalency

Antonyms

  • humility
  • liking
  • calmness

Etymology

  • Ambivalenz (German)

Rhymes with Ambivalence

  • equivalence

How do you pronounce ambivalence?

Pronounce ambivalence as æmˈbɪvələns.

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Sentences with ambivalence


1. Noun, singular or mass
There is perhaps no college relationship more fraught with ambivalence than the relationship between college roommates.

Quotes about ambivalence


1. Life is full of tough decisions, and nothing makes them easy. But the worst ones are really your personal koans, and tormenting ambivalence is just the sense of satori rising. Try, trust, try, and trust again, and eventually you'll feel your mind change its focus to a new level of understanding.
- Martha Beck

2. I used to loathe ambivalence; now I adore it. Ambivalence is my new best friend.
- Suzanne Finnamore, Split: A Memoir of Divorce

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