conflict

/kˈɑnflɪkt/

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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"
Noun
opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"
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"
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"
Noun
an incompatibility of dates or events; "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"
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"
Noun
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"
Verb
be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!"
Verb
go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
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