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ambitendency

noun am·bi·tend·en·cy \ˈam-bi-ˌten-dən-sē\
plural am·bi·tend·en·cies

Medical Definition of AMBITENDENCY

:  a tendency to act in opposite ways or directions :  the presence of opposing behavioral drives

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