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Ambivalent   Listen
adjective
ambivalent  adj.  
1.
Undecided as to whether or not to take a proposed course of action; having feelings both for and against the proposed action.
Synonyms: on the fence(predicate), suspensive, uncertain





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"Ambivalent" Quotes from Famous Books



... represents either the father image (paternal or fear hypnosis) or the mother image (maternal or love hypnosis). The father usually represents an authoritarian figure. The subject's identification can be on a conscious or subconscious level. Let us suppose the subject has ambivalent feelings toward his father. Because of this, he may not respond. Here is an opportunity to frustrate the authoritative (father) figure. The only trouble with this theory is that if there is an excellent relationship between the father and subject, it doesn't ...
— A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis • Melvin Powers


Words linked to "Ambivalent" :   unsure, incertain, ambivalence


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