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Define Ambivalent Meaning

Ambivalent
1. Torn between two opposing actions.
2. A feeling of loving and hating at the same time.

1. Will I stay or will I go?
2. I feel kinda ambivalent towards Marc today.
By Erina
Ambivalence
simultaneous and contradictory feelings toward the same object that can lead to psychological "splitting", in which a subject seperates irreconcilable parts of his/her personality.

someone might think you feel elated when you just feel ambivalence (ambivalent)
By Johanna
Ambivalous
The condition of being both ambivalent and ambiguous.

"How should I change which port sshd listens on in Mac OS X 10.3 Panther? If I want to start sshd manually, (ie not via the Sharing GUI) it will run as a daemon and use it's configuration file as expected. But if I check the "Remote Login" box in the Sharing panel in System Preferences on a Mac OS X computer, I can enable the built in OpenSSH server."

"Dude, I'm totally ambivalous. We should try the Yak."
By Alikee
Ambivalating
oscillating around uncertainty; weighing the options;

I am ambivalating about which guy to go out with on Saturday, both of them are great...one's got a big wallet and one's got a big package.

Stop ambivalating...go to dinner with the first and finish the night with the second.
By Agnese
Self Ambivalence
loving and hating yourself.

my self destructive behavior is rooted in self ambivalence.
By Romy
Eclectic Ambivalence
The phenomenon to say one has "an eclectic taste in music"--meaning they like "all" music--when in actuality they like no music.

John: I like to think I have an eclectic taste in music.
Jane: But you can't name any albums that have come out in the last year?
John: Yeah, what's your point?
Jane: You like no music--you have eclectic ambivalence.
By Margalit