NSW Selective & Scholarship
Ambivalence
noun/am-BIV-uh-lunce/
The feeling of having two opposite feelings about something at the same time.
In contextHis ambivalence about the trip showed as he kept changing his mind.
Remember it
Ambivalence = ambi (both) + valence (feelings) — you feel both ways about the same thing.
Use it well
Use for mixed, conflicting feelings, not just simple doubt or dislike.