conflicted or conflicting feelings

Phrases like “conflicted feelings” or “I feel conflicted” are consideredjargon by many, and out of place in formal writing. Use “I haveconflicting feelings” instead, or write “I feel ambivalent.”

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• epic vs epoch
• in tact vs intact
• amature vs amateur
• ruff vs rough
• error vs err
• tragedy vs travesty
• submittal vs submission
• whimp vs wimp
• hock vs hawk
• absorbtion vs absorption

News & Articles

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• Media, administration deal with conflicts
  When one family member is reporter and another is a newsmaker, things can get conflicted.
  June 13, 2013 - Washington Post
• City officials tout need for new police facility
  When Terrell Police Chief Jody L. Lay was trying to decide whether he should leave the Garland Police Department for Terrell about four years ago, he was conflicted.
  June 13, 2013 - The Terrell Tribune
• 6 reasons you should, and shouldn't, freak out about the NSA data-mining
  Americans are conflicted about the (sort of) new revelations of NSA surveillance. No wonder.
  June 12, 2013 - The Week via Yahoo! News

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• Quinnipiac's Move To MAAC Provides Positive Challenge For Moore
  Quinnipiac men's basketball coach Tom Moore finds himself considering the past, present and future almost simultaneously, and he's juggling some conflicting feelings. He's proud of his program's accomplishments, disappointed in the absence of one achievement, optimistic in preparation for new opportunities.        
  June 14, 2013 - Hartford Courant