Synonyms for ambivalence

Grammar : Noun

Spell : am-biv-uh-luh ns

Phonetic Transcription : æmˈbɪv ə ləns

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Définition of ambivalence

Origin : "simultaneous conflicting feelings," 1924 (1912 as ambivalency), from German Ambivalenz, coined 1910 by Swiss psychologist Eugen Bleuler (1857-1939) on model of German Equivalenz "equivalence," etc., from Latin ambi- "both" (see ambi-) + valentia "strength," from present participle of valere "be strong" (see valiant). A psychological term that by 1929 had taken on a broader literary and general sense.

noun equivocation

Example sentences :

But now also the psychological fatality of ambivalence demands its rights.
Extract from : « Totem and Taboo » by Sigmund Freud

With the decline of this ambivalence the taboo, as the compromise symptom of the ambivalent conflict, also slowly disappeared.
Extract from : « Totem and Taboo » by Sigmund Freud

Antonyms for ambivalence

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