conflicted
adj.feeling confused because you have two different or opposite feelings about something at the same time.
adj.experiencing a state of mental or emotional struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing impulses, desires, or beliefs. Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'feel' or 'seem'.
“I feel conflicted about moving to a new city.”
“She was deeply conflicted about accepting the promotion because it meant spending much less time with her family.”
“The protagonist remains conflicted throughout the novel, torn between a sense of duty to his country and a growing moral objection to the war.”
Typically follows a linking verb such as 'feel', 'be', or 'remain'.
Learners often use the noun 'conflict' instead of the participial adjective 'conflicted' to describe their feelings.
“And now 30 years on, McDonald appeared conflicted over breaking that street code.”
“Thus, knowledge about limiting fertility conflicted with the interests of European states and plantation societies that valued population growth.”