ambivalent
adjective
[ amˈbɪv(ə)l(ə)nt ]
• having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
• "some loved her, some hated her, few were ambivalent about her"
Similar:
equivocal,
uncertain,
unsure,
doubtful,
indecisive,
inconclusive,
irresolute,
in two minds,
undecided,
unresolved,
in a dilemma,
on the horns of a dilemma,
in a quandary,
on the fence,
torn,
hesitating,
fluctuating,
wavering,
vacillating,
equivocating,
mixed,
opposing,
conflicting,
contradictory,
clashing,
confused,
muddled,
vague,
hazy,
unclear,
iffy,
blowing hot and cold,
Origin:
early 20th century: from ambivalence (from German Ambivalenz ), on the pattern of equivalent .
