Hyphenation
am·bi·va·lenceTurkish pronunciation
ämbîvılınsSynonyms
confusion dilemma,
doubt,
fluctuation,
haze,
hesitancy,
hesitation,
iffiness,
inconclusiveness,
indecision,
irresoluteness,
muddle,
quandary,
tentativeness,
uncertainty,
unsurenessPronunciation
/amˈbəvələns/ /æmˈbɪvələns/
Etymology
() From Latin ambi- (“both”) and valentia (“strength”), from the verb valere (“to be strong”) (see valiant). Coined 1910 by Swiss psychologist Eugen Bleule for "simultaneous conflicting feelings", by 1929 had taken on a broader literary and general sense.