conflicted

[ kuhn-flik-tid ]

adjective

1. full of conflicting conflicting emotions or impulses:

   a situation that makes one feel very conflicted.

Word History and Origins

Origin of conflicted¹

conflict + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Grant chooses goofy professor over, say, conflicted wannabe monk, and offers, if nothing else, a reminder that a boyish smile and twinkling blue eyes are simply quirks of genetics rather than reflections of humanity.

From Los Angeles Times

The law received unusual attention in the last year after the state Supreme Court ruled that it conflicted with a near-total abortion ban that had been on the books since 1864.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s the conflicted architect of a militarized theocracy that took root in America after a second civil war where the Constitution did not prevail.

From Los Angeles Times

The way that they wanted to tell this story was to make the audience feel conflicted.

From Los Angeles Times

As a producer, it was definitely when we were writing, and we were trying to toe that line with making the audience feel morally conflicted.

From Salon

Related Words

• differ
• disagree
• disturb
• vary