conflicted
adjective
con·flict·ed
kən-ˈflik-təd 
: experiencing or marked by ambivalence or a conflict especially of emotions
this unhappy and conflicted modern woman—
John Updike
John Updikeconflicted feelings
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She was still conflicted about her ex-husband's remarriage.
I'm conflicted about the prospect of our only child going away to college.
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And there would be a focus on the dynamics that protected Biden: the conflicted motives of two of those closest to him.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
The panel further critiqued the commissioner as in a conflicted position to arbitrate.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Later, when things have died down, a traumatized Henry puts his conflicted feelings into an open letter to the London Times.
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
The panel further critiqued the commissioner as in a conflicted position to arbitrate.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Aside from Rain, other key figures in the books include Delilah, a conflicted Mossad seductress who is both Rain’s lover and his deadliest adversary, and Dox, a wisecracking Texan sniper.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Later, when things have died down, a traumatized Henry puts his conflicted feelings into an open letter to the London Times.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for conflicted
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“Conflicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conflicted. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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conflicted
adjective
con·flict·ed
kən-ˈflik-təd
: having or experiencing emotional conflict
working women were much more conflicted about working than full-time mothers were about staying home—People
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