con·flict
–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.
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[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 /kənˈflɪktəri/ Pronunciation Key -
—Synonyms 1. collide, oppose. 3. encounter, siege. See fight. 5. contention, opposition.
—Antonyms 4. accord.
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