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con⋅flict

  [v. kuhn-flikt; n. kon-flikt]
Use conflictory in a Sentence
–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, 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
con⋅flic⋅tive, con⋅flic⋅to⋅ry  [kuhn-flik-tuh-ree] , adjective

Synonyms:
1. collide, oppose. 3. encounter, siege. See fight. 5. contention, opposition.

Antonyms:
4. accord.
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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: con·flict
Pronunciation: 'kän-"flikt
Function: noun
: mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes,or external or internal demands —con·flict·ful /'kän-"flikt-f&l/ adjective —con·flict·less /'kän-"flik-tl&s/ adjective —con·flic·tu·al /kän-'flik-ch(&-w)&l, k&n-/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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conflict con·flict (kŏn'flĭkt')
n.
A psychic struggle between opposing or incompatible impulses, desires, or tendencies.

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