Word Information
Conflict
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Definitions for Conflict
noun
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
Synonyms
Examples
- the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine
- police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs
noun
opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
Examples
- he was immobilized by conflict and indecision
noun
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
Synonyms
Examples
- Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
- he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
noun
a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
Examples
- his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post
- a conflict of loyalties
noun
an incompatibility of dates or events
Examples
- he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings
noun
opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
Examples
- this form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing
noun
a disagreement or argument about something important
Synonyms
Examples
- he had a dispute with his wife
- there were irreconcilable differences
- the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats
verb
be in conflict
Examples
- The two proposals conflict!
verb
go against, as of rules and laws
Synonyms
Examples
- He ran afoul of the law
- This behavior conflicts with our rules
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