Word of the Day: AMBIVALENT

Feeling both ways about something

ambivalent (adj) - simultaneously experiencing opposing or contradictory feelings; having mixed feelings; conflicted or uncertain [am-biv-uh-luhnt]

BREAKDOWN: AMBI- (both) + VAL- (strong) + -ENT (being)

• ambivalence describes simultaneous contradictory feelings or attitudes

See also: ambiguous, valedictory

“We all have ambivalent feelings toward work ... We try to avoid it, and yet we seem to require it for our emotional well-being.” —Samuel Florman