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con·flict 
[v. kuhn-flikt; n. kon-flikt] Pronunciation Key
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[v. kuhn-flikt; n. kon-flikt] Pronunciation Key –verb (used without object)
–noun
| 1. | to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash: The account of one eyewitness conflicted with that of the other. My class conflicts with my going to the concert. |
| 2. | to fight or contend; do battle. |
| 3. | a fight, battle, or struggle, esp. a prolonged struggle; strife. |
| 4. | controversy; quarrel: conflicts between parties. |
| 5. | discord of action, feeling, or effect; antagonism or opposition, as of interests or principles: a conflict of ideas. |
| 6. | a striking together; collision. |
| 7. | incompatibility or interference, as of one idea, desire, event, or activity with another: a conflict in the schedule. |
| 8. | Psychiatry. a mental struggle arising from opposing demands or impulses. |
[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME (n.) < L conflīctus a striking together, equiv. to conflīg(ere) to strike together, contend (con- con- + flīgere to strike) + -tus suffix of v. action; (v.) < L conflīctus, ptp. of conflīgere, or by v. use of the n.]
] —Related forms
con·flic·tion, noun
—Antonyms 4. accord.
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| con·flict
(kŏn'flĭkt') Pronunciation Key
n.
intr.v. (kən-flĭkt') con·flict·ed, con·flict·ing, con·flicts
[Middle English, from Latin cōnflīctus, collision, from past participle of cōnflīgere, to strike together : com-, com- + flīgere, to strike.] con·flic'tion n., con·flic'tive adj., con·flic'tu·al (kən-flĭk'chōō-əl) adj. Synonyms: These nouns denote struggle between opposing forces for victory or supremacy. Conflict applies both to open fighting between hostile groups and to a struggle between antithetical forces: "The kind of victory MacArthur had in mind . . . victory by expanding the conflict to all of China—would have been the wrong kind of victory" (Harry S. Truman). "Fortunately analysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts" (Karen Horney). |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
conflict (v.)
conflict (v.)
c.1430, from L. conflictus, pp. of confligere "to strike together," from com- "together" + fligere "to strike" (see afflict).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| conflict | |
noun | |
| 1. | 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" |
| 2. | opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision" |
| 3. | 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" [syn: battle] |
| 4. | a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties" |
| 5. | an incompatibility of dates or events; "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings" |
| 6. | 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" |
| 7. | 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" [syn: dispute] |
verb | |
| 1. | be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!" |
| 2. | go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
conflict con·flict (kŏn'flĭkt')
n.
A psychic struggle between opposing or incompatible impulses, desires, or tendencies.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Conflict
Con"flict\, n. [L. conflictus a striking together, fr. confligere, -flictum, to strike together, to fight: cf. F. conflit, formerly also conflict. See Conflict, v.]1. A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves. 2. A strife for the mastery; hostile contest; battle; struggle; fighting. As soon as he [Atterbury] was himself again, he became eager for action and conflict. --Macaulay. An irrepressible conflict between opposing and enduring forces. --W. H. Seward. Conflict of laws, that branch of jurisprudence which deals with individual litigation claimed to be subject to the conflicting laws of two or more states or nations; -- often used as synonymous with Private international law. Syn: Contest; collision; struggle; combat; strife; contention; battle; fight; encounter. See Contest.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Conflict
Con*flict"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Conflicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Conflicting.] [L. conflictus, p. p. of confligere to conflict (cf. conflictare); con- + fligere to strike; cf. Gr. fli`bein, qli`bein, to press, L. flagrum whip.]1. To strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision; to collide. --Shak. Fire and water conflicting together. --Bacon. 2. To maintain a conflict; to contend; to engage in strife or opposition; to struggle. A man would be content to . . . conflict with great difficulties, in hopes of a mighty reward. --Abp. Tillotson. 3. To be in opposition; to be contradictory. The laws of the United States and of the individual States may, in some cases, conflict with each other. --Wheaton. Syn: To fight; contend; contest; resist; struggle; combat; strive; battle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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