ambivalence
playDefinition of ambivalence
1 : simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
2 a : continual fluctuation (as between one thing and its opposite) b : uncertainty as to which approach to follow
ambivalently
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Origin and Etymology of ambivalence
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1909
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Medical Dictionary
ambivalence
playMedical Definition of ambivalence
: simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action <ambivalence which is expressed in behavior by alternating obedience and rebellion—G. S. Blum>
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