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    [Adjective]  | "am*biv*a*lent" | \ am-ˈbi-və-lənt \


    1: having or showing simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something or someone : characterized by ambivalence


    Origin: 1912 ;

     Borrowed from German, from ambi- {see: |ambi-|ambi-} + -valent, in äquivalent {see: |equivalent|equivalent};

      * Note : The German term was introduced, along with Ambivalenz {ambivalence|ambivalence}, by the Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler (1857-1939) in "Zur Theorie des schizophrenen Negativismus," Psychiatrisch-Neurologische Wochenschrift, Band 12, Nr. 18 (July 30, 1910), p. 171.;

    [Noun]  | "am*biv*a*lence" | \ am-ˈbi-və-lən(t)s \


    1: simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action

    2: continual fluctuation (as between one thing and its opposite)

    3: uncertainty as to which approach to follow


    Origin: 1909 ;

     Borrowed from German Ambivalenz, from ambi- {see: |ambi-|ambi-} + -valenz, in Äquivalenz {see: |equivalence|equivalence};

      * Note : See note at {ambivalent|ambivalent}.;

    [Idiom]  | "ambivalent feelings" 


    1: conflicting feelings or emotions

    [Adjective]  | "ambivalent" 


    1: having a mixture of opposing feelings;


      * e.g., " ... she's somewhat ambivalent about the relationship "





     [ "ambivalent" ]

    1:  Torn between two opposing actions.

      * e.g.,  ...  Will I stay or will I go? 


     [ "ambivalent" ]

    2:  A feeling of loving and hating at the same time.

      * e.g.,  ...  I feel kinda ambivalent towards Marc today. 

     [ "ambivalence" ]

    1: simultaneous and contradictory feelings toward the same object that can lead to psychological "splitting", in which a subject seperates irreconcilable parts of his/her personality.

      * e.g.,  ... someone might think you feel elated when you just feel ambivalence (ambivalent) 

     [ "ambivalous" ]

    1: The condition of being both ambivalent and ambiguous.

      * e.g.,  ... "How should I change which port sshd listens on in Mac OS X 10.3 Panther? If I want to start sshd manually, (ie not via the Sharing GUI) it will run as a daemon and use it's configuration file as expected. But if I check the "Remote Login" box in the Sharing panel in System Preferences on a Mac OS X computer, I can enable the built in OpenSSH server." 

     [ "ambivalating" ]

    1: oscillating around uncertainty; weighing the options;

      * e.g.,  ... I am ambivalating about which guy to go out with on Saturday, both of them are great...one's got a big wallet and one's got a big package. Stop ambivalating...go to dinner with the first and finish the night with the second. 

     [ "self ambivalence" ]

    1: loving and hating yourself.

      * e.g.,  ... my self destructive behavior is rooted in self ambivalence. 

     [ "ai ambivalence" ]

    1: AI has overheated and overpromised. The general population as well as investors and business users, are a bit tired of the AI story.

      * e.g.,  ... AI ambivalence took over before Q4 as the markets cooled for "generative" LLMs in general. 

     [ "Shabbz - Ambivalence" ]

    1: A rather splendid display of lyrical surgery

      * e.g.,  ... Shabbz - Ambivalence is the gold standard for rap in Ireland 

     [ "Ambivalent Right" ]

    1: Ambivalent Right (noun): A political group primarily leaning Republican but holding mixed or moderate views on certain social issues, immigration, and foreign policy. Characterized by alignment with core conservative values on government size, regulation, and economics, while showing more progressive stances on topics like abortion and same-sex marriage. Often younger and more ethnically diverse than other GOP groups, the Ambivalent Right expresses dissatisfaction with both major political parties, reflecting a complex blend of conservatism with nuanced social views.

      * e.g.,  ... I live in the Deep South, but I voted purple on the ballot sheet. I want small government and support abortion for medical purposes. I’m conservative, but agree with some Democrat ideologies. I suppose this makes me ambivalent right. 

     [ "eclectic ambivalence" ]

    1: The phenomenon to say one has "an eclectic taste in music"--meaning they like "all" music--when in actuality they like no music.

      * e.g.,  ... John: I like to think I have an eclectic taste in music. 

     [ "ambivalent" ]

    1: the most boring person you will encounter in your lifetime

      * e.g.,  ... yawn… that guys is so ambivalent 

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