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Definition of CONFLICT
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: FIGHT,BATTLE,WAR
2a : competitive or opposing action of incompatibles :antagonistic state or action (as of
divergent ideas, interests, or persons)b : mental struggle resulting from incompatible
or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or external or internal demands
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: the opposition of persons or forces that gives rise to the dramatic action in a drama or
fiction
conflictful adjective
conflictual adjective
See conflict defined for English-language learners See conflict defined for kids
Examples of CONFLICT
1 a conflict between two gangs
2 recent violent conflict in the region
3 Everyone in my family always tries to avoid conflict.
4 There was inevitable conflict over what to name the group.
5 They're having serious conflicts over the budget.
6 I don't see any conflicts between the theories.
7 You'll need to resolve the conflict between your parents' plans for you and your
own ambitions.
8 In great warsthe American Civil War, the First and Second World Warsthe
largest casualties are suffered just before the conflicts end. Steve Forbes, Forbes,
19 Oct. 2009
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Origin of CONFLICT
Middle English, from Latin conflictus act of striking together, from confligere to strike
together, from com- + fligere to strike more at PROFLIGATE
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to CONFLICT
Synonyms
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discord,disaccord,discordance,discordancy,disharmony,dissension(also
dissention),dissent, dissidence,dissonance,disunion, disunity,division, friction,
infighting,inharmony,schism,strife,variance, war, warfare
Antonyms
accord, agreement, concord,concordance, harmony,peace
Related Wordsclash,collision, competition,contention; altercation,argument,bicker,brawl,debate,
disagreement, dispute,divide,fissure; falling-out,fight, hassle,jar, miff,mix-
up,quarrel, row,run-in, scrap,spat,squabble, tiff,wrangle;incompatibility,
incongruence,incongruity,incongruousness, inconsistence,
inconsistency,inconsonance,inharmoniousness;animosity, antagonism,antipathy,
cold war,enmity, hostility,ill will, rancor
Near Antonyms
concurrence,cooperation
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See Synonym Discussion atdiscord
Rhymes with CONFLICT
addict,afflict,constrict, convict,delict, depict,district,edict, evict, inflict, lipsticked,
predict,restrict,unlicked,verdict
2conflict
intransitive verb\kn- flikt, kn- \
Definition of CONFLICT
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archaic : to contendin warfare
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: to be different, opposed, or contradictory : to fail to be in agreement or accord
confliction noun
conflictive adjective
Examples of CONFLICT
10 Reports conflicted on how many people were involved.
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12 The expectations about motherhood as full-time job that this situation created
conflicted with the philosophy of the women's movement of the l960's. Anita
Shreve, New York Times Magazine, 2l Nov. l982
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Origin of CONFLICT
(see 1CONFLICT)
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to CONFLICT
Synonyms
collide,clash, disaccord,discord,jar
Antonyms
accord,blend,conform (to orwith), fit,harmonize, match
Related Words
battle,combat, engage, fight,war (against); chafe, gall,grate,jangle;differ, disagree,
dissent
Near Antonyms
agree, assent,coincide, concur,correspond
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conflict
noun\ kn- flikt\ (Medical Dictionary)
Medical Definition of CONFLICT
: mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or
external or internal demands
conflictful adjective
conflictless adjective
conflictual adjective
conflict
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)
In psychology, a struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes,
or demands. Interpersonal conflict represents such a struggle between two or more
people, while internal conflict is a mental struggle. A child experiencing internal conflict,
for example, may be dependent on his mother but fear her because she is rejecting and
punitive. Conflicts that are not readily resolved may cause the person to suffer
helplessness andANXIETY. See alsoLEARNEDHELPLESSNESS.
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