Look up: ambivalence

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   ambivalence
   [n] - mixed feelings or emotions
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   ambivalence
   The coexistence of antithetical attitudes or emotions toward a given person or thing, or idea, as in the simultaneous feeling and expression of love and hate toward the same person. ... Origin: ambi-+ L. Valentia, strength ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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   ambivalence
   ambivalency noun mixed feelings or emotions
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   Ambivalence
   `Ambivalence` is a state of having emotions of both positive and negative valence or of having thoughts or actions in contradiction with each other, when they are related to the same object, idea or person (for example, feeling both love and hatred for someone or something). The term is also commonly used to refer to situations where 'mixed feelings' of a more general sort are experienced or where a person experiences uncertainty or indecisivenes...
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   ambivalence
   (am-biv´ә-lәns) simultaneous existence of conflicting emotions, attitudes, ideas, or wishes toward a goal, object, or person. adj., ambiv´alent., adj.
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   ambivalence
   (from the article `Bleuler, Eugen`) ...credited with the introduction of two concepts fundamental to the analysis of schizophrenia: autism, denoting the loss of contact with reality, ...
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   ambivalence
   ambivalence, ambivalency 1. Behavior resulting from two incompatible motivations, often taking the form of a mixture of the two motivational tendencies. 2. The presence of two opposing ideas, attitudes, or emotions at the same time. 3. A feeling of uncertainty about something due to a mental conflict. Oh, Honeycup! How could my baby get so dirty!? Stay dow...
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   ambivalence
   ambivalence (ămbiv'uluns) , coexistence of two opposing drives, desires, feelings, or emotions toward the same person, object, or goal. The ambivalent person may be unaware of either of the opposing wishes. The term was coined in 1911 by Eugen Bleuler, to designate one of the major symptom...
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