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ambivalent

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am·biv·a·lent  (m-bv-lnt)
adj.
Exhibiting or feeling ambivalence.

am·biva·lent·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.ambivalent - uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow; "was ambivalent about having children"
incertain, uncertain, unsure - lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"; "an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers"

ambivalent
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ambivalent [æmˈbɪvələnt] ADJambivalente
ambivalent [æmˈbɪvələnt] adj [attitude] → ambivalent(e); [feelings, relationship] → ambivalent(e); [tone] → équivoque
to be ambivalent about sth → être partagé(e) sur qch
to be ambivalent about doing sth → avoir des réticences à faire qch
to be ambivalent towards sb/sth → être réticent(e) envers qn/qch
ambivalent
adjambivalent
ambivalent [æmˈbɪvələnt] adjambivalente


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Whenever you're reading this, and regardless of what happens (or happened) on November 7, we think you'll find Dick Armey's surprisingly ambivalent musings on a GOP "win" as thought-provoking as Tom Daschle's advice to "victorious" Democrats.
Chinese law often depicts formal legislation and regulatory initiative as ineffective in controlling behaviour, while also assuming that Chinese society is resistant or (at best) ambivalent about the role of law in contemporary China.
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