ambivalent

IPA: æmbˈɪvʌɫʌnt

Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.
Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.

Examples of "ambivalent" in Sentences

On the whole, the sources are ambivalent.
The attitude of the soldiers was ambivalent.
But the rest of the town is more ambivalent.
I'm ambivalent and I was unaware of the vandalism.
The public's attitude toward the elite is ambivalent.
I have long been of two minds about the word ambivalent.
Still, some guidebook contributors remain ambivalent about the role they play.
OK so David Davies avoided humiliation but I remain ambivalent/mystified by the whole by-election.
That the public might be ambivalent is not surprising, given how confusing the actual events have proven to be.
Bleuler has used the term ambivalent, thus comparing these individuals to a chemical element having two bonds and impelled to unite with two substances.
The Dalai Lama’s comments underscore his determination to pursue a conciliatory approach towards Beijing, despite what he described as the ambivalent and contradictory messages by China.
As a whole, they have no official candidate slates, have not rallied behind any particular national leader, have little money on hand, and remain ambivalent about their goals and the political process in general.