conflicted

adj — 2 senses

conflicted

adj

/kənˈflɪktɪd/

1

Canada, US, Informal In a state of personal or emotional conflict.

  • I felt conflicted about whether he liked me or not.
  • She has always been conflicted about her relationship with my family.
1 more example
  • He sees a pretty woman in a pod and decides to make her his, subsuming her lifetime of hopes and dreams (not to mention her bodily autonomy) to his own desire for companionship, and lies to her in order to fulfill that desire. But he’s a nice guy, and he felt conflicted about it before he did it, so it’s… understandable? Or at least forgivable? Apparently?)2016 December 20, Katie Rife, “Passengers strains the considerable charms of Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2018:
2

Proscribed Having a conflict of interest.

Synonyms
ambivalent
Derived terms
conflicted avoidant, conflictedly, conflictedness, nonconflicted, unconflicted

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