Look up: ambivalence

1. ambivalence
   [n] - mixed feelings or emotions
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2. 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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3. ambivalence
   ambivalency noun mixed feelings or emotions
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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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 conflic...
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7. ambivalence
   Type: Term Pronunciation: am-biv′ă-lens Definitions: 1. 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. See: approach-avoidance conflict
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8. 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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9. Ambivalence
   `Ambivalence` is a state of having simultaneous, conflicting feelings toward a person or thing. Stated another way, ambivalence is the experience of having thoughts and/or emotions of both positive and negative valence toward someone or something. A common example of ambivalence is the feeling of bo...
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