conflict
verb (used without object)
to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash.
had conflicted
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past perfectof conflict.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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For most of my life I’ve had conflicted feelings about my assimilation, but the reasons have changed.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 21, 2019
It also had conflicted with State Department guidance, which it said could lead to “inconsistent” decisions on citizenship claims, according to the agency.
From Fox News ● Aug. 28, 2019
In an interview, the writer Yossi Klein Halevi said he had conflicted feelings about the scuffle.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2017
I’m likely not the only person who has had conflicted feelings about the whole Snowden affair.
From Forbes ● Feb. 11, 2015
But 13 months later, after Mazzaglia was sentenced in August, Marriott's father said he had conflicted feelings about her.
From US News ● Nov. 6, 2014
