:confused: I need help better understanding cetrifugal and centripecal forces

Centri - from latin "centrum" meaning center
Petal - from latin "peto" meaning I seek
Fugal - from latin "fugeo" meaning I throw, or flee.

Centripetal - center seeking force
Centrifugal - center throwing force

Centripetal is the only real force here, and is responsible for circular motion.

Centrifugal force is how centripetal force is viewed from a rotation reference point.

What more do you need to know?