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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Paul Schrader’s 1999 adaptation of novelist Russell Banks’ Affliction, led by scorching performances from Nick Nolte and James Coburn, was an unsettlingly bleak meeting of two writers who share a fascination with conflicted morality and complicated relationships pushed to dark extremes.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
Former Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard voices the conflicted singing heroine.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 17 May 2024
But if he’s mellowed in his personal life, his conflicted, idiosyncratic music has only gotten more claustrophobic over the past six years.
—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 15 May 2024
Some people trying to lose weight, like Jess, feel conflicted, both glad that society is taking a hard look at diet culture while also hesitant to say anything positive about weight loss for fear of being accused of fatphobia.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 8 May 2024
The Captain is a spy for North Vietnam who comes to Los Angeles and finds himself with conflicted loyalties.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 May 2024
Dave Roberts seemed a little conflicted before Sunday’s series finale against the Atlanta Braves in Dodger Stadium.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
Charlie’s conflicted in-house counsel, Roger White (Aml Ameen) gets dragged into his Morehouse classmate, Atlanta mayor Wes Jordan’s (Harper), scheme to smear a right-wing opponent.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 May 2024
The Commandant is a very twisted, conflicted human being.
—EW.com, 18 Apr. 2024
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
Former Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard voices the conflicted singing heroine.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 17 May 2024
But if he’s mellowed in his personal life, his conflicted, idiosyncratic music has only gotten more claustrophobic over the past six years.
—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 15 May 2024
Some people trying to lose weight, like Jess, feel conflicted, both glad that society is taking a hard look at diet culture while also hesitant to say anything positive about weight loss for fear of being accused of fatphobia.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 8 May 2024
The Captain is a spy for North Vietnam who comes to Los Angeles and finds himself with conflicted loyalties.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 May 2024
Dave Roberts seemed a little conflicted before Sunday’s series finale against the Atlanta Braves in Dodger Stadium.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
Charlie’s conflicted in-house counsel, Roger White (Aml Ameen) gets dragged into his Morehouse classmate, Atlanta mayor Wes Jordan’s (Harper), scheme to smear a right-wing opponent.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 May 2024
The Commandant is a very twisted, conflicted human being.
—EW.com, 18 Apr. 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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