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being in conflict or disagreement; not compatible: conflicting viewpoints.
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Conflicting
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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verb (used without object)
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.
noun
3.
a fight, battle, or struggle, especially 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.
EXPANDincompatibility or interference, as of one idea, desire, event, or activity with another: a conflict in the schedule.
8.
COLLAPSEPsychiatry. a mental struggle arising from opposing demands or impulses.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English (noun) < Latin conflīctus a striking together, equivalent to conflīg(ere) to strike together, contend (con- con- + flīgere to strike) + -tus suffix of v. action; (v.) < Latin conflīctus, past participle of conflīgere, or by v. use of the noun
1375–1425; late Middle English (noun) < Latin conflīctus a striking together, equivalent to conflīg(ere) to strike together, contend (con- con- + flīgere to strike) + -tus suffix of v. action; (v.) < Latin conflīctus, past participle of conflīgere, or by v. use of the noun
Related forms
con·flic·tion, noun
non·con·flic·tive, adjective
pre·con·flict, verb (used without object)
pre·con·flict, noun
EXPANDAntonyms
4. accord.
4. accord.
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