adj. Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.
adj. Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. undecided as to whether or not to take a proposed course of action; having feelings both for and against the proposed action.
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adj. uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
Word Usage
"Bleuler has used the term ambivalent, thus comparing these individuals to a chemical element having two bonds and impelled to unite with two substances."