conflicted
conflicted Lexical Profile
conflicted Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Having or showing confused and mutually inconsistent feelings; torn between competing choices or emotions.
"She felt deeply conflicted about accepting the promotion in another city while her parents needed care."
Involving or compromised by a conflict of interest.
"The board member recused himself from the vote because his financial ties made him a conflicted party."
• verb
To be incompatible, at variance, or in opposition; to clash (past tense and past participle of 'conflict').
"The witness's testimony conflicted directly with the surveillance footage presented in court."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'conflicted' (experiencing internal emotional struggle or indecision) with 'conflicting' (mutually incompatible or contradictory, as in 'conflicting reports').
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed from the verb 'conflict', which derives from the Latin 'conflictus', the past participle of 'confligere' ('to strike together'), combining 'con-' ('together') and 'fligere' ('to strike'). The adjectival sense describing internal psychological struggle emerged in the mid-20th century.