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conflict

/ conflict /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
"the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine"
"police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
Type of:
group action
Kinds of:
class struggle class war class warfare rebellion insurrection
Derived:
battle combat fight struggle
noun Sense 2
an incompatibility of dates or events
"he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"
Type of:
incompatibility
noun Sense 3
opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
"he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"
Type of:
ambivalence ambivalency
noun Sense 4
opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
"this form of conflict is essential to Mann''s writing"
Type of:
opposition oppositeness
noun Sense 5
a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
"his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"
"a conflict of loyalties"
Type of:
state
Kinds of:
clash friction cold war disagreement dissension
Derived:
run afoul infringe contravene
verb Sense 6
go against, as of rules and laws
"He ran afould of the law"
"This behavior conflicts with our rules"
Type of:
transgress offend infract
Derived:
dispute contravention violation infringement misdemeanor
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 7
be in conflict
"The two proposals conflict!"
Type of:
contrast counterpoint
Kinds of:
clash jar collide
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
noun Sense 8
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
"Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"
"he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
Type of:
military action action
Kinds of:
Armageddon pitched battle naval battle combat armed combat
Has parts:
war warfare
Derived:
engage wage fight struggle battle
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
noun Sense 9
a disagreement or argument about something important
"he had a dispute with his wife"
"there were irreconcilable differences"
"the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"
Type of:
disagreement
Kinds of:
collision controversy contention contestation disputation
Derived:
disagree differ dissent take issue quarrel
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
62
Times Searched
2
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group action class struggle class war class warfare rebellion insurrection incompatibility ambivalence ambivalency opposition oppositeness state