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Ambivalence vs Hesitancy - What's the difference?

ambivalence | hesitancy |

As nouns the difference between ambivalence and hesitancy

is that ambivalence is the coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea while hesitancy is a pausing]] or [[halt|halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.

ambivalence

English

Noun

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

    • Usage notes

    This word is often used as to express a lack of concern about the outcome of a choice to be made [http://www.google.com.au/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLJ,GGLJ:2006-10,GGLJ:en&q=ambivalent+to+mean+indifferent]. In this case, a more appropriate word to use is indifference. The confusion is probably caused by the similarity of sounds between the two words and the passive sound of the word.

    Related terms

    * ambivalent

    hesitancy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic) * hesitance

    Noun

    (hesitancies)
  • A pausing]] or [[halt, halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.