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Ambivalent Moderate

Ambivalent has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow

"was ambivalent about having children"

2

Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.

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Origin

The word "ambivalent" comes from the Latin phrase meaning "to be strong in two ways." It combines the prefix ambi- (meaning "in two ways") with valeō (meaning "be strong").

Rhyming Words
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