ambivalent
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Britannica Dictionary definition of AMBIVALENT
[more ambivalent; most ambivalent]
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having or showing very different feelings (such as love and hate) about someone or something at the same time
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He felt ambivalent about his job. [=he both liked and disliked his job]
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He has an ambivalent relationship with his family.
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She has a deeply/very ambivalent attitude about/to/toward religion.
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The senator is ambivalent about running for president. [=the senator has not decided whether or not to run for president]
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He feels some ambivalence about/toward/towards his job.
— ambivalently
adverb-
He spoke ambivalently about his feelings for his family.
