Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ambitendency

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: am-bi-ten-den-cy
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From ambi- + tendency, after German Ambitendenz.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ambi
Root: Ambitendenz

Usage

Inflected Forms

ambitendencies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ambivalence

Questions

What does ambitendency mean?: Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
Where does ambitendency come from?: It is traced to German.

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