Lexic.us

Definition of Conflict

1. Verb. Be in conflict. "The two proposals conflict!"

2. Noun. An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals). "Police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

3. Verb. Go against, as of rules and laws. "This behavior conflicts with our rules"

4. Noun. Opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings. "He was immobilized by conflict and indecision"

5. Noun. A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war. "He lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

6. Noun. A state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests. "A conflict of loyalties"

7. Noun. An incompatibility of dates or events. "He noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"

8. Noun. 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"

9. Noun. A disagreement or argument about something important. "The familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"

Definition of Conflict

1. n. A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves.

2. v. i. To strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision; to collide.

Definition of Conflict

1. Noun. A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two opposing groups or individuals. ¹

2. Noun. An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive with ‘with’) To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive with ‘with’) To overlap (with), as in a schedule. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Conflict

1. to come into opposition [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Conflict

1. The internal individual struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, or external and internal demands. In group interactions, competitive or opposing action of incompatibles: antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons). (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Conflict

conflagrated conflagrates conflagrating conflagration conflagrations conflagrative conflagrator conflagrators conflagratory conflate

conflated conflates conflating conflation conflations conflict (current term) conflict-ridden conflict of interest conflicted conflictedly

conflictful conflicting conflictingly confliction conflictional conflictions conflictive conflictless conflictory conflicts

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