Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conflicted

/kənˈflɪktɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: con-flict-ed
IPA: /kənˈflɪktɪd/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of conflict

adj

In a state of personal or emotional conflict.

Canadian usage; American usage; Informal

adj

Having a conflict of interest.

Example Sentences

"[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."
"I felt conflicted about whether he liked me or not."
"She has always been conflicted about her relationship with my family."
"He sees a pretty woman in a pod and decides to make her his, subsuming her lifetime of hopes and dreams (not to mention her bodily autonomy) to his own desire for companionship, and lies to her in order to fulfill that desire. But he’s a nice guy, and he felt conflicted about it before he did it, so it’s… understandable? Or at least forgivable? Apparently?)"

Usage

Inflected Forms

more conflicted (comparative) most conflicted (superlative)

Derived Forms

conflictedly conflictedness nonconflicted unconflicted

Phrases

conflicted avoidant

Synonyms

ambivalent

Rhymes With

predicted addicted inflicted evicted afflicted unrestricted uncontradicted nonrestricted

Questions

How do you pronounce conflicted?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈflɪktɪd/.
What does conflicted mean?: simple past and past participle of conflict

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