conflicted
adjective
con·flict·ed
kən-ˈflik-təd 
: experiencing or marked by ambivalence or a conflict especially of emotions
conflicted feelings
… these people are … conflicted in their values and beliefs.—
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Norman OrnsteinExamples of conflicted in a Sentence
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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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Destinations like Greater Fort Lauderdale, long a draw for those seeking a winter warm-up, illustrate how conflicted many once-frequent Florida visitors feel about visiting now — and what a decline in visits means for local businesses.
—CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
And that’s exactly where the Heat finds itself — for a second consecutive year — leaving its fans in something of a conflicted position as the season’s final days play out.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Yet the murals remain a singularly ambitious attempt to map American life, past and present, exposing the fault lines in conflicted visions of national history and identity.
—John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Conflicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conflicted. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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conflicted
adjective
con·flict·ed
kən-ˈflik-təd
: having or experiencing emotional conflict
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