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Oxford English Dictionary: The coexistence in one person of contradictory emotions or attitudes (as love and hatred) towards a person or thing.
etymology: German ambivalenz (Bleuler 1910–11, in Psychiatr.-neurol. Wochenschrift) < equivalence < valency: strength, significance
TheFreeDictionary.com: 1. The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea. 2. Uncertainty or indecisiveness as to which course to follow.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ambivalence: simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
http://www.yourdictionary.com/ambivalence: An example of ambivalence is struggling with whether to invite someone to an event because she has a positive relationship with you but not with the other attendees.
