conflict

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Definition of conflict

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnflɪkt/

a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one:the eternal conflict between the sexes [mass noun]:doctors often come into conflict with politicians
a prolonged armed struggle:regional conflicts
[mass noun] a state of mind in which a person experiences a clash of opposing feelings or needs:bewildered by her own inner conflict, she could only stand there feeling vulnerable
a serious incompatibility between two or more opinions, principles, or interests:there was a conflict between his business and domestic life

verb

Pronunciation: /kənˈflɪkt/

[no object]

be incompatible or at variance; clash:parents' and children’s interests sometimes conflict the date for the match conflicted with a religious festival
(as adjective conflicted) having or showing confused and mutually inconsistent feelings:he remains a little conflicted about Marlene

Derivatives

conflictual

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin conflict- 'struck together, fought', from the verb confligere, from con- 'together' + fligere 'to strike'; the noun is via Latin conflictus 'a contest'

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conflict

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