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]

• Audio:

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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

Related terms

• ambivalent

Further reading

• “Ambivalenz” in Duden online
• “Ambivalenz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache