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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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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

Businesses championed new technologies in a bout of risk-taking with few equivalents in a region dominated by older industries and ambivalent about tech.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

These were to be our last days together, at least in the carefree spirit that had marked our escape from the Middle West and the American culture it was so easy to be ambivalent about.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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