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Hesitation vs Ambivalence - What's the difference?

hesitation | ambivalence |

As nouns the difference between hesitation and ambivalence

is that hesitation is hesitation while ambivalence is the coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.

hesitation

English

(wikipedia hesitation)

Alternative forms

* (chiefly archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.
  • A faltering in speech; stammering.

    • Related terms

    * hesitate

    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