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I've always thought of ambivalent as meaning no strong feelings either way, but I see that it can also mean mixed feelings (even strong ones). Is there a word t
by ukulele 9y ago
I've always thought of ambivalent as meaning no strong feelings either way, but I see that it can also mean mixed feelings (even strong ones). Is there a word that doesn't also include the first part, where it means solely having strong mixed feelings?
- soVeryTired 9y agoGoodbad
- duncanawoods 9y ago"Conflicted" seems to capture it but isn't very poetic. There is more interesting language available if you are oscillating between views e.g. "vacillate" but not really the same as ambivalence.
- HarryHirsch 9y ago"Zwiespältig"
- pavlov 9y agoTorn? "I'm all out of faith / This is how I feel, I'm cold and I am shamed / Lying naked on the floor ..."
- ggambetta 9y agoAnd appropriately for this story, "illusion never changed / into something real" :)
- ScottBurson 9y agoI've always thought of "ambivalent" as indicating fairly strong mixed feelings. I think it's actually the word you want. For the first meaning, I would go with "indifferent".