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ambitendency
ambitendencythe simultaneous presence in one person of positive and negative feelings towards a person, object, etc.; coexistence of mixed feelings.See also: Psychologyambitendency
ambitendency (am?bi-ten'den-se) [ ambi- + L. tendere, to stretch] In psychology, a tendency due to opposing motivations to act in contradictory ways. See: ambivalence |