conflicted
Pulled both ways
Conflicted describes the state of having incompatible feelings, desires, or loyalties pulling in different directions.
Someone conflicted about a decision sees merit on both sides: I'm conflicted about taking the job—the money is great but I'd have to relocate.
The word implies genuine internal struggle rather than simple indecision.
Pulled into pieces
- mixed feelingsConflicting emotional responses
- dividedSeparated into portions
- uncertainNot firmly known
- undecidedNot having chosen
wavering · vacillating · of two minds · hesitant · unsure · irresolute · equivocal · noncommittal
Severely emotionally distressed
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- distressedSuffering emotional turmoil
- troubledExperiencing distress or anxiety
- tormentedSubjected to severe distress
uneasy · anxious · guilt-ridden · torn apart · struggling · wrestling · agonizing · fraught
Meeting of routes
- quandaryState of perplexity
- predicamentDifficult, unpleasant situation
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
- impasseSituation without resolution
bind · catch-22 · deadlock · stalemate · no-win situation · impossible choice · rock and a hard place · double bind
Internal moral sense
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
- beliefsAccepted truths, personal
- identityWho someone is
- self-doubtUncertainty about oneself
inner struggle · dissonance · introspection · moral · ethical · principles · loyalties · convictions
Faithful commitment to another
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- relationshipConnection between entities
- familyRelated people together
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
betrayal · sides · factions · opposing · feuding · estranged · mediating · divided loyalties
torn
Pulled into pieces
- mixed feelingsConflicting emotional responses
- dividedSeparated into portions
- uncertainNot firmly known
undecided · wavering · vacillating · of two minds · hesitant · unsure · irresolute · equivocal · noncommittal · indecisive
anguished
Severely emotionally distressed
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- distressedSuffering emotional turmoil
- troubledExperiencing distress or anxiety
tormented · uneasy · anxious · guilt-ridden · torn apart · struggling · wrestling · agonizing · fraught · burdened
crossroads
Meeting of routes
- quandaryState of perplexity
- predicamentDifficult, unpleasant situation
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
impasse · bind · catch-22 · deadlock · stalemate · no-win situation · impossible choice · rock and a hard place · double bind · tough call
conscience
Internal moral sense
self-doubt · inner struggle · dissonance · introspection · moral · ethical · principles · loyalties · convictions · duty
loyalty
Faithful commitment to another
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- relationshipConnection between entities
- familyRelated people together
friendship · betrayal · sides · factions · opposing · feuding · estranged · mediating · divided loyalties · partisan
- emotionsjoy, anger, fear, sadness, love
- certaintycertain, sure, uncertain, unsure, definite
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- emotional strugglesinner turmoil, emotional pain, heartbreak, sadness, loneliness
- indecisionindecision, indecisiveness, hesitation, indecisive, wavering
- inner turmoilinner turmoil, inner struggle, self-doubt, indecision, turmoil
conflictedcertain
Free from doubt
sure · unconflicted · decided · unambivalent · positive
- conflict of interestCompromised impartiality from competing stakes
- ethical conflictCompeting duties or values
- inner conflictPsychological tension within oneself
- labor conflictWorkplace disagreement over conditions
- familial conflictStrife among relatives
- in conflictIn a state of opposition
conflict, conflicting, conflicts, nonconflicting, unconflicted