Ambivalent vs Ambiguity - What's the difference?
ambivalent | ambiguity |
Simultaneously]] experiencing or expressing [[oppose, opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.
Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.
(countable) Something, particulary words and sentences, that is open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context.
(uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
As an adjective ambivalent
is simultaneously]] experiencing or expressing [[oppose|opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.As a noun ambiguity is
(countable) something, particulary words and sentences, that is open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context.ambivalent
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Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* (simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing feelings) conflicted, uncertain, undecided, unresolved * (alternately feeling opposing feelings) vacillating, fluctuating, waveringambiguity
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(wikipedia ambiguity)Noun
- His speech was made with such great ambiguity that neither supporter nor opponent could be certain of his true position.