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am•bi•tend•en•cy
Pronunciation: (am"bi-ten'dun-sē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -cies.
Psychol.
ambivalence, esp. when acted out; a tendency to contradictory behavior arising from conflicting impulses.
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