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conflicted

Syllables: con·flict·ed/kənˈflɪktɪd/

conflicted is the simple past and past participle of conflict.

Adjective

conflicted (comparative more conflicted, superlative most conflicted)

  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.
  2. (proscribed) Having a conflict of interest.

Meaning of conflict

Verb

conflict (third-person singular simple present conflicts, present participle conflicting, simple past and past participle conflicted)

  1. (intransitive) To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible
    • [T. E.] Lawrence said that in the end he felt himself to be fighting not for the imperial British but for the rebellious Arabs. All too often he conflicted with British bureaucratic fustiness.2014 March 2, Jan Morris, “Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson, review: A skilful account of T. E. Lawrence and his role in the...
  2. (intransitive) To overlap (with), as in a schedule.
    • Your conference call conflicts with my older one: please reschedule.

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Synonyms of conflicted

Forms of conflicted

comparativemore conflicted
superlativemost conflicted

Words formed from conflicted

Phrases with conflicted

Questions about conflicted

What does conflicted mean?
Conflicted means in a state of personal or emotional conflict.
What is conflicted the simple past and past participle of?
Conflicted is the simple past and past participle of conflict.
What part of speech is conflicted?
Conflicted is an adjective.
How do you pronounce conflicted?
Conflicted is pronounced /kənˈflɪktɪd/.

Words near conflicted in the dictionary

  1. conflict zone
  2. conflict-free
  3. conflict-freeness
  4. conflict-ridden
  5. conflictarian
  6. conflicted
  7. conflicted avoidant
  8. conflicted out
  9. conflictedly
  10. conflictedness
  11. conflictful

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