Ambitendency is a psychological term that means having conflicting or contradictory feelings or desires. There are several synonyms for ambitendency, including ambivalence, indecision, uncertainty, hesitancy, wavering, vacillation, dithering, and divided loyalty. Ambivalence refers to having mixed feelings about something or being unable to choose between two options, while indecision suggests a difficulty in making a decision. Uncertainty implies a lack of confidence in a decision, hesitancy and wavering suggest a reluctance to take action, and vacillation refers to indecisiveness. Dithering suggests a lack of focus or purpose, while divided loyalty implies conflicting allegiances. All of these words describe the state of ambiguity that is characteristic of ambitendency.