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conflict [n]
 
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"
    Synonyms :battle struggle 
    See Also: group_action  battle  fight  class_struggle  insurrection  counterinsurgency  strife  tug-of-war  turf_war  combat  feud  war 
 
2)opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: ambivalence 
 
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"
    Synonyms :battle engagement fight 
    See Also: action  war  armed_forces  engage  fight  battle  armageddon  pitched_battle  naval_battle  armed_combat  dogfight  assault  battle_of_britain  drogheda 
 
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"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: state  clash  clash  cold_war  disagreement 
 
5)an incompatibility of dates or events; "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: incompatibility 
 
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"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: oppositeness 
 
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"
    Synonyms :difference difference_of_opinion dispute 
    See Also: disagreement  differ  altercate  challenge  collision  arguing  dustup 
 
conflict [v]
 
1)be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: contrast  clash 
 
2)go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
    Synonyms :contravene infringe run_afoul 
    See Also: breach  contravention  infringement  infraction 
 



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