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
Examples 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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Turning Merchant Ivory into eminent Victorians rather than complexly conflicted social climbers actually distances them from us, and that’s merely for Millennial convenience.
—Armond White, National Review, 4 Sep. 2024
Caine’s character does indeed come across as a trans person whose conflicted identity leads him to kill.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
Bakalova captures Ivana's conflicted love for Donald and the trappings of his lifestyle while emphasizing that Ivana at least still had some degree of a moral compass.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2024
Kravitz has an eye for constructing unsettling images that evoke Frida’s conflicted feelings.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 4 Sep. 2024
Caine’s character does indeed come across as a trans person whose conflicted identity leads him to kill.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
Bakalova captures Ivana's conflicted love for Donald and the trappings of his lifestyle while emphasizing that Ivana at least still had some degree of a moral compass.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2024
Kravitz has an eye for constructing unsettling images that evoke Frida’s conflicted feelings.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2024
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“Conflicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conflicted. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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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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