ambivalent — ambivalent, ente [ ɑ̃bivalɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1924; all. ambivalent ♦ Psychol. Qui comporte deux valeurs contraires. ⇒ double. Un comportement ambivalent. ● ambivalent, ambivalente adjectif (allemand ambivalent) Qui présente une ambivalence. ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
ambivalent — ambivalent, ambiguous The terms ambivalent and ambivalence are first recorded in about 1916 in the context of psychology, and in particular the Jungian notion of ‘the coexistence in one person of contradictory emotions or attitudes towards a… … Modern English usage
ambivalent — Adj zwiespältig per. Wortschatz fach. (20. Jh.) Neoklassische Bildung. Zuerst Ambivalenz von E. Bleuler 1911 gebildet für das Nebeneinander von entgegengesetzten Gefühlen, in Analogie zu Äquivalenz Gleichwertigkeit (äquivalent), zu l. valēns (… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
ambivalent — Adj. (Aufbaustufe) in sich widersprüchlich, mehrdeutig Synonyme: doppeldeutig, doppelsinnig, zwiespältig, paradox (geh.) Beispiel: Ihre Einstellung dazu ist ambivalent. Kollokation: ambivalent reagieren … Extremes Deutsch
ambivalent — adj. 1. 1 undecided as to whether or not to take a proposed course of action; having feelings both for and against the proposed action. Syn: on the fence(predicate), suspensive, uncertain [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ambivalent — ambivalent. См. амбивалентный. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
ambivalent — index ambiguous, equivocal, evasive, oblique (evasive) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ambivalent — (adj.) 1916, originally a term in psychology; back formation from AMBIVALENCE (Cf. ambivalence). In general use by 1929 … Etymology dictionary
ambivalent — [adj] conflicting clashing, contradictory, debatable, doubtful, equivocal, fluctuating, hesitant, inconclusive, irresolute, mixed, opposed, uncertain, undecided, unresolved, unsure, vacillating, warring, wavering; concepts 534,564 Ant. certain,… … New thesaurus
ambivalent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. DERIVATIVES ambivalence noun ambivalently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin ambi on both sides + valere be worth … English terms dictionary
