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Who popularized the term ambivalent, referring to feeling both love and hate for the same person?

ambivalent

[am-biv-uh-luhnt] / æmˈbɪv ə lənt /


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Alicia Hamann, executive director of the nonprofit Friends of the Eel River, is among the ambivalent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

But he's slightly ambivalent on what a mayor would mean for Glasgow, insisting it all really depends on who the person is.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

The third group is the truly ambivalent, where I sat.

From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026

Even those ambivalent about China’s economy see positive signs on the ground for investors.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

On the whole, Mrs. Johnson’s attitude toward her father was ambivalent, but one aspect of him she had always respected—his fortitude.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote


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