ambivalence

Noun

mixed feelings or emotions
The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.
A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from German Ambivalenz (“simultaneous conflicting feelings”), from Latin ambi- (“both”) and valentia (“strength”), from the verb valere (“to be strong”) (see valiant); spelled on the model of French-origin words ending in -ence. The German term was coined by Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler in 1910; by 1929, it had taken on a broader literary and general sense. Equivalent to ambi- + valence.

Synonyms

ambivalency

Scrabble Score: 20

ambivalence: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ambivalence: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ambivalence: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 26

ambivalence: valid Words With Friends Word