Meaning of conflict
Definition of conflict
(noun)
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"
opposition
between
two
simultaneous
but
incompatible
feelings; "he was immobilized by
conflict
and indecision"
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"
a
state
of
opposition
between
persons or ideas or interests; "his
conflict
of
interest
made
him
ineligible
for the post"; "a
conflict
of loyalties"
an
incompatibility
of dates or events; "he
noticed
a
conflict
in the dates of the two meetings"
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"
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"
(verb)
be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!"
go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran
afoul
of the law"; "This
behavior
conflicts with our rules"
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