Ambivalenz

German

Etymology

Coined by Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler in 1910, from Latin ambō (“both”) and valentia (“strength”), from the verb valeō (“to be strong”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌambivaˈlɛnts]
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Noun

Ambivalenz f (genitive Ambivalenz, plural Ambivalenzen)

  1. ambivalence

Declension

Declension of Ambivalenz [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Ambivalenz die Ambivalenzen
genitive einer der Ambivalenz der Ambivalenzen
dative einer der Ambivalenz den Ambivalenzen
accusative eine die Ambivalenz die Ambivalenzen

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