Definition of conflict | What does conflict mean?
What is the definition of the word CONFLICT?
Here is a list of definitions for conflict.
- 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"
- opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"
- 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"
- a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties"
- an incompatibility of dates or events; "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"
- 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"
- 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"
What are the verbs of the word CONFLICT?
Here is a list of definitions for conflict.
- be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!"
- go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
What are the synonyms of the word CONFLICT?
What is another word for CONFLICT?. Here is a list of synonyms for CONFLICT
- CONFLICT
- STRUGGLE
- BATTLE
- FIGHT
- ENGAGEMENT
- DISPUTE
- DIFFERENCE
- DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
- RUN AFOUL
- INFRINGE
- CONTRAVENE
Words beginning with CONFLICT?
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What words can be made with CONFLICT?
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In which dictionaries does the word conflict exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes