ambivalence

Deutch captures not only Seberg’s own vibrant ambivalence but her cadence with its inexplicably magical mix of musical, hesitant and precise — the voice of a child’s talking doll.

The AI-generated Angie seems a bit overdone when compared to the more conflicted human original, whose moodiness shifts mercurially between impudence and ambivalence.

But given the president's previous ambivalence about Nato, alliance members want reassurance that when the sovereignty of an ally is threatened, Washington can be relied on to respond.

It was a mix of ambivalence, grievance and concern.

When ambivalence — the mental conflict of having mixed feelings — becomes too uncomfortable, people often cope by polarizing their attitudes on unrelated topics.