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ambivalência

ambivalência

See also: ambivalencia

Portuguese

Noun

ambivalência f (plural ambivalências)

  1. ambivalence (coexistence of opposing attitudes)
  2. ambivalence (state of uncertainty)

Etymology

From German Ambivalenz ‎(“simultaneous conflicting feelings”), from Latin ambo ‎(“both”) and valentia ‎(“strength”) (ending relatinized based on the latter).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ẽj̃sia

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