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    ambivalence

    ambivalence - Dictionary definition and meaning for word ambivalence

    Definition
    (noun) mixed feelings or emotions
    Synonyms : ambivalency
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ambivalence

matches with "ambulance" . In case of severe emergency, inside an ambulance, you have mixed emotions.. bachega ya nahi!

I AM BI BALANCED..balaced on both sides

ambivalence ~ am (I) + bi (both) + value; I value both sides and hence have mixed feelings.

ambi = two and valance = place,state(Consider atomic model where last shell is called valance shell, a place for electron )

Holy Valence...!!!

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ambi(multiple) + valence(valency > Reactivity of an atom) >>> if a person can react in different or many manners on a same issue, he has mixed feelings about that issue..

The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea. Uncertainty or indecisiveness as to which course to follow. Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/ambivalence#

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