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conflict
[kuhn-flikt, kon-flikt]
verb (used without object)
to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash.
The account of one eyewitness conflicted with that of the other. My class conflicts with my going to the concert.
Synonyms: ,to fight or contend; do battle.
noun
a fight, battle, or struggle, especially a prolonged struggle; strife.
Synonyms: ,controversy; quarrel.
conflicts between parties.
Antonyms:discord of action, feeling, or effect; antagonism or opposition, as of interests or principles.
a conflict of ideas.
Synonyms: ,a striking together; collision.
incompatibility or interference, as of one idea, desire, event, or activity with another.
a conflict in the schedule.
Psychiatry.a mental struggle arising from opposing demands or impulses.
conflict
noun
a struggle or clash between opposing forces; battle
a state of opposition between ideas, interests, etc; disagreement or controversy
a clash, as between two appointments made for the same time
psychol opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible wishes or drives, sometimes leading to a state of emotional tension and thought to be responsible for neuroses
verb
to come into opposition; clash
to fight
Other Word Forms
- confliction noun
- conflictive adjective
- conflictory adjective
- nonconflictive adjective
- preconflict noun
- self-conflict noun
- unconflictive adjective
- DzˈڱپDz noun
- Dzˈڱپ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of conflict1
Word History and Origins
Origin of conflict1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Responding to developments over the weekend in the conflict between Iran and Israel, the first minister said "it's very concerning to see how that instability could spiral out of control".
Meanwhile, oil prices surged on Friday after concerns the conflict could disrupt supplies coming from the energy-rich region.
Shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride said the implications of the latest conflict for "oil prices, equity prices... trading and inflation and therefore interest rates and the general state of the world economy" were very important.
Parents are often conflicted about how much to tell their children — even when dealing with ordinary issues.
"That would be such amazing legacy for our soldiers and everyone who's been injured or killed in conflicts."
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