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conflict

an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)(noun.act)

Example:
The harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph.

Synonym:
battle, struggle

source: wordnet30
opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings(noun.feeling)

Example:
He was immobilized by conflict and indecision.

source: wordnet30
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war(noun.act)

Synonym:
battle, engagement, fight

source: wordnet30
a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests(noun.state)

Example:
His conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post.
A conflict of loyalties.

source: wordnet30
an incompatibility of dates or events(noun.attribute)

Example:
He noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings.

source: wordnet30
opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)(noun.linkdef)

Example:
This form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing.

source: wordnet30
a disagreement or argument about something important(noun.communication)

Example:
The familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats.

Synonym:
difference, difference of opinion, dispute

source: wordnet30
A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves.(noun)

source: webster1913

be in conflict(verb.stative)

Example:
The two proposals conflict!.

source: wordnet30
go against, as of rules and laws(verb.social)

Example:
This behavior conflicts with our rules.

Synonym:
contravene, infringe, run afoul

source: wordnet30
To strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision; to collide.(verb)

source: webster1913

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