Learn English – Synonym for ‘divided’ or ‘split’

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I'm looking for words that capture the meaning: being mentally divided or split. The feeling of "I'm not sure", insofar as one is heavily weighing the pros and cons of an idea on a intellectual or emotional level.

For example, you could write: "The question challenged his beliefs – suddenly he was divided." I feel however "divided" or "split" doesn't capture the implied meaning of moral compromise here.

I struggle to find a better word here, though I am sure it exists.

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Main Entry: forked
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: going separate ways
Synonyms: angled, bifid, bifurcate, bifurcated, branched, branching, dichotomous, dichotomic, divaricate, divided, furcate, furcated, pronged, split, tined, tridented, zigzag
Antonyms: joined, unbranched

When talking about the mind being split you could use bifurcated or dichotomic (Divided into two branches or forks)

Another expression you could use is

He was in two minds

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