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external conflict
[ ek-stur-nl kon-flikt ]
noun
- struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character, which drives the dramatic action of the plot:
external conflict between Macbeth and Macduff.
- struggle between a person and an outside force:
external conflict between parents and children.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of external conflict1
First recorded in 1765–75
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Example Sentences
It is no external conflict that has thus worn and bowed him down in less than half a year.
From Project Gutenberg
The external conflict may be man challenged by nature, man embattled by society, or one man opposed by another man.
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External conflict has invariably reacted powerfully upon the internal organization of social groups.
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