am|biv|a|lence

am|biv|a|lence
am|biv|a|lence «am BIHV uh luhns», noun.
the state or condition of having conflicting attitudes or feelings, as love and hate, about the same person at the same time.
[< ambi- double + Latin valentia value < valēns, -entis, present participle of valēre be worth, strong]

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  • biv — am·biv·a·lence; am·biv·a·lent; biv·i·um; biv·ver; for·biv·o·rous; her·biv·o·ra; her·biv·o·rous; her·biv·o·ry; biv·ouac; am·biv·a·len·cy; am·biv·a·lent·ly; her·biv·o·rous·ly; …   English syllables

  • ambivalence — am·biv·a·lence …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • ambivalence — The coexistence of antithetical attitudes or emotions toward a given person or thing, or idea, as in the simultaneous feeling and expression of love and hate toward the same person. [ambi + L. valentia, strength] * * * am·biv·a·lence am biv ə… …   Medical dictionary

  • Am — Am; am·a·crine; am·adel·phous; am·a·dou; am·a·lek·ite; am·al·ri·cian; am·an·din; am·a·ni·ta; am·a·nous; am·a·ra; am·a·ranth; am·a·ran·tha·ce·ae; am·a·ran·thine; am·a·ran·thus; am·a·ran·tite; am·a·relle; am·a·ril·lite; am·a·roid; am·a·roi·dal;… …   English syllables

  • ambivalence — am|biv|a|lence [ æm bıvələns ] noun uncount the feeling or state of being ambivalent …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ambivalence — am•biv•a•lence [[t]æmˈbɪv ə ləns[/t]] also am•biv′a•len•cy n. uncertainty or fluctuation, esp. when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite things • Etymology: 1910–15 …   From formal English to slang

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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