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List of meaning for conflict

a disagreement that may be mental, verbal, physical, or associated with scheduling or the accuracy of information

conflict, struggle, battle(noun)

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"

conflict(noun)

opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings

"he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"

battle, conflict, fight, engagement(noun)

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"

conflict(noun)

a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests

"his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties"

conflict(noun)

an incompatibility of dates or events

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

conflict(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"

dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict(verb)

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"

conflict(verb)

be in conflict

"The two proposals conflict!"

conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene(verb)

go against, as of rules and laws

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

a lack of agreement or harmony

the conflict between absolute freedom and personal responsibility

a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups

an armed conflict between strikers and strikebreakers

a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups

the United Nations strives to prevent international conflicts

an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another

the eternal conflict between the forces of good and evil

to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably

his statement conflicts with the facts, as given in the police report

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