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conflict Definition
(n)
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
"
(n)
opposition
between
two
simultaneous
but
incompatible
feelings
; "
he
was
immobilized
by
conflict
and
indecision
"
(n)
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
"
(n)
a
state
of
opposition
between
persons
or
ideas
or
interests
; "
his
conflict
of
interest
made
him
ineligible
for
the
post
"; "
a
conflict
of
loyalties
"
(n)
an
incompatibility
of
dates
or
events
; "
he
noticed
a
conflict
in
the
dates
of
the
two
meetings
"
(n)
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
"
(n)
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
"
(v)
be
in
conflict
; "
The
two
proposals
conflict
!"
(v)
go
against
,
as
of
rules
and
laws
; "
He
ran
afould
of
the
law
"; "
This
behavior
conflicts
with
our
rules
"
conflict Synonyms
battle
conflict
contravene
difference
difference of opinion
dispute
engagement
fight
infringe
run afoul
struggle
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