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AMBIVALENCE
Definition of AMBIVALENCE
noun
The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Ambivalenz (“simultaneous conflicting feelings”), from Latin ambi- (“both”) and valentia (“strength”), from the verb valere (“to be strong”) (see valiant); spelled on the model of French-origin words ending in -ence. The German term was coined by Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler in 1910; by 1929, it had taken on a broader literary and general sense. Equivalent to ambi- + valence.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AMBIVALENCE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 92, 20 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Built from these letters
AMBIVALENCE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AABCEEILMNV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Words that start AMBIVAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found AMBIVALENCE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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