Main Entry: am·biv·a·lence

Pronunciation: \am-ˈbiv-ə-lən(t)s\

Function: noun

: 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>

—am·biv·a·lent \-lənt\ adjective

—am·biv·a·lent·ly adverb