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   conflict

   noun

   • 1. a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one: "the eternal conflict between the sexes" Similar disputequarrelsquabbledisagreementdifference of opiniondissensiondiscordfrictionstrifeantagonismantipathyill willbad bloodhostilityfalling-outdisputationcontentionclashaltercationshouting matchexchangewar of wordstusslefracasaffraywrangletanglepassage of/at armsbattle royalfeudschismOpposite agreement
   • ▪ a prolonged armed struggle: "regional conflicts" Similar wararmed conflictactionmilitary actioncampaignbattlefightingfight(armed) confrontation(armed) clashengagementencounter(armed) strugglehostilitieswarfarewarringcombatstrifeinformal:set-toscraparchaic:rencounterOpposite peace
   • ▪ a state of mind in which a person experiences a clash of opposing feelings or needs: "bewildered by her own inner conflict, she could only stand there feeling vulnerable"
   • ▪ a serious incompatibility between two or more opinions, principles, or interests: "there was a conflict between his business and domestic life" Similar clashincompatibilityincongruitylack of congruencefrictionoppositionmismatchvariancedifferencedivergencecontradictioninconsistencydiscrepancydivided loyaltiesOpposite harmony

   verb

   • 1. be incompatible or at variance; clash: "parents' and children's interests sometimes conflict"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin conflict- ‘struck together, fought’, from the verb confligere, from con- ‘together’ + fligere ‘to strike’; the noun is via Latin conflictus ‘a contest’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. conflictive adjective

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   Conflict definition: to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash. See examples of CONFLICT used in a sentence.

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   noun. a disagreement or argument about something important. “the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats” synonyms: difference, difference of opinion, dispute. see more. noun. a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests. “his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post” “a conflict of loyalties” see more. noun.