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Tentative vs Ambivalence - What's the difference?

tentative | ambivalence |

As nouns the difference between tentative and ambivalence

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

As an adjective tentative

is of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.

tentative

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A trial; an experiment.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.
  • Uncertain; subject to future change.

    • Derived terms

    * tentativeness

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    Anagrams

    * attentive ----

    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