Meaning & use
ambivalent
Having mixed or contradictory feelings or attitudes about someone or something.
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She felt ambivalent about the job offer, excited yet nervous to leave home.
He remained ambivalent toward the proposal, seeing both real benefits and risks.
A note on using this word
Different from simple indifference; ambivalence means feeling both ways strongly, not feeling nothing at all.
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