conflict
1. [ noun ] an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
Synonyms: struggle battle
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"

Related terms: group_action fight war rebellion strife tug-of-war feud turf_war counterinsurgency counterinsurgency class_struggle battle
2. [ noun ] opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
Examples:

"he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"

Related terms: ambivalence
3. [ noun ] (military) a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
Synonyms: battle fight engagement
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"

Related terms: military_action combat assault dogfight naval_battle Drogheda Armageddon Battle_of_Britain pitched_battle war military fight battle
4. [ noun ] an incompatibility of dates or events
Examples:

"he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"

Related terms: incompatibility
5. [ verb ] be in conflict
Examples:

"The two proposals conflict!"

Related terms: contrast clash
6. [ 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"

Related terms: state cold_war disagreement clash clash
7. [ verb ] go against, as of rules and laws
Synonyms: infringe contravene run_afoul
Examples:

"He ran afoul of the law" "This behavior conflicts with our rules"

Related terms: transgress dispute
8. [ 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"

Related terms: opposition
9. [ noun ] a disagreement or argument about something important
Synonyms: dispute difference_of_opinion difference
Examples:

"he had a dispute with his wife" "there were irreconcilable differences" "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"

Related terms: disagreement fight controversy quarrel collision disagree
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