conflicted

con·flict·ed

adj \kən-ˈflik-təd\

Definition of CONFLICTED

: experiencing or marked by ambivalence or a conflict especially of emotions <this unhappy and conflicted modern woman — John Updike> <conflicted feelings>

Examples of CONFLICTED

1. She was still conflicted about her ex-husband's remarriage.
2. <I'm conflicted about the prospect of our only child going away to college.>

First Known Use of CONFLICTED

1914

Related to CONFLICTED

Synonyms: ambivalent, equivocal

Antonyms: unambivalent

Related Words: doubtful, faltering, irresolute, questioning, uncertain, undecided, unsure, vacillating, wobbly (also wabbly); afraid, disinclined, dubious, hesitant, indisposed, loath (also loth or loathe), reluctant

Near Antonyms: certain, decided, resolute, sure, unquestioning

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