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conflicted

American  
[kuhn-flik-tid] / kənˈflɪk tɪd /

adjective

  1. full of conflicting conflicting emotions or impulses.

    a situation that makes one feel very conflicted.

Etymology

Origin of conflicted

conflict + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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I know they would want this money to be used for what brings me joy, but I feel deeply conflicted about paying for all of these major life milestones with this gift.

From MarketWatch

“I’m conflicted about immigration, because I do see the other side.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“Let’s Dance” brought stadiums under Bowie’s spell, and he was conflicted about that.

From Salon

“The Most Awful Responsibility” sympathetically portrays Truman’s conflicted soul over the mass death inflicted by the atomic bomb.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, that explanation conflicted with what scientists know about galaxy formation.

From Science Daily

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