The difference between Ambivalent and Wavering

When used as adjectives, ambivalent means simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations, whereas wavering means fluctuating.


Wavering is also noun with the meaning: a state of fluctuation or indecision.

check bellow for the other definitions of Ambivalent and Wavering

  1. Ambivalent as an adjective:

    Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.

  2. Ambivalent as an adjective:

    Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.

    Examples:

    "He has an ambivalent relationship towards his parents."

  1. Wavering as an adjective:

    Fluctuating; being in doubt; undetermined; indecisive; uncertain; unsteady.

  1. Wavering as a verb:

  1. Wavering as a noun:

    A state of fluctuation or indecision.

    Examples:

    "the waverings of politicians, trying to please everybody"