"conflicted" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kənˈflɪtɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-conflicted.wav [US] Forms: more conflicted [comparative], most conflicted [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} conflicted (comparative more conflicted, superlative most conflicted)
  1. (Canada, US, informal) In a state of personal or emotional conflict. Tags: Canada, US, informal
    Sense id: en-conflicted-en-adj-HkzAzSVR Categories (other): American English, Canadian English
  2. Having a conflict of interest.
    Sense id: en-conflicted-en-adj-371792O7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 47 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: conflicted avoidant

Verb

IPA: /kənˈflɪtɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-conflicted.wav [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} conflicted
  1. simple past and past participle of conflict Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: conflict
    Sense id: en-conflicted-en-verb-4CGk2Tz~

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