HOW TO PRONOUNCE
ambivalent
/æmˈbɪvələnt/
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Use four syllables and a less prominent opening vowel. Keep the short i of sit strong in the second syllable, then make the last two vowels lighter.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The narrator feels ambivalent about leaving.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does ambivalent mean?
adjective
- Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, motivations, or meanings.
- Alternately being or having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.
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IPA pronunciation
/æmˈbɪvələnt/
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Bleuler has used the term ambivalent, thus comparing these individuals to a chemical element having two bonds and impelled to unite with two substances.