ambivalent
intermediateB2/æmˈbɪvələnt/ · am-biv-a-lent
Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
Meanings
Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
کسی چیز یا شخص کے بارے میں متضاد خیالات یا دلچسپی رکھنا۔
مخالف
mukhalif
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Common Collocations
- ambivalent feelings
- ambivalent attitude
- ambivalent relationship
Example Sentences
She felt ambivalent about moving to a new city.
وہ نئے شہر میں منتقل ہونے کے بارے میں متضاد محسوس کرتی تھی۔
Woh naye shehar mein muntaqil honay ke baare mein mutzadi mehsoos karti thi.
His ambivalent feelings toward his job made it difficult to commit.
اس کے کام کے بارے میں متضاد احساسات نے پابند رہنا مشکل بنا دیا۔
Us ke kaam ke baare mein mutzadi ehsaasat ne paband rehna mushkil bana diya.
Many voters have ambivalent attitudes toward the election candidates.
بہت سے ووٹرز الیکشن کے امیدواروں کے بارے میں متضاد رویے رکھتے ہیں۔
Bohat se voters election ke umeedwaron ke baare mein mutzadi rawaiye rakhte hain.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of 'ambi-' as 'both' and 'valent' as 'strong' feelings; thus, both strong feelings coexist.
Imagine holding two different colored balloons, representing conflicting emotions.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
دو کشتیوں کا سوار کبھی نہیں بچتا
Do kashtiyon ka sawar kabhi nahin bachta
The one who rides two boats never survives.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Latin "ambivalens" — simultaneously feeling opposing feelings
First known use: 20th century
The term 'ambivalent' was first introduced in psychology to describe the coexistence of conflicting feelings about a person or situation.