Definitions for conflict
kənˈflɪkt; ˈkɒn flɪktcon·flict

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.4 / 11 votes

1. conflict, struggle, battlenoun

   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"

2. conflictnoun

   opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings

   "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"

3. battle, conflict, fight, engagementnoun

   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"

4. conflictnoun

   a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests

   "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties"

5. conflictnoun

   an incompatibility of dates or events

   "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"

6. conflictnoun

   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"

7. dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflictverb

   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"

8. conflictverb

   be in conflict

   "The two proposals conflict!"

9. conflict, run afoul, infringe, contraveneverb

   go against, as of rules and laws

   "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.8 / 4 votes

1. conflictnoun

   often violent, between two opposing groups or individuals.

   The conflict between the government and the rebels began three years ago.

2. conflictverb

   to disagree or be incompatible

3. Etymology: From conflictus, past participle of confligere, from com- (a form of con-) + fligere

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. A Conflictnoun

   Etymology: conflictus, Latin.

   1. A violent collision, or opposition of two substances.

   Pour dephlegmed spirit of vinegar upon salt of tartar, and there will be such a conflict or ebullition, as if there were scarce two more contrary bodies in nature. Robert Boyle, Scept. Chym.

   2. A combat; a fight between two. It is seldom used of a general battle.

   The luckless conflict with the giant stout,
   Wherein captiv’d, of life or death he stood in doubt. Fairy Queen, b. i. can.
   7. stanz. 26.

   It is my father’s face,
   Whom in this conflict I unawares have kill’d. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   3. Contest; strife; contention.

   There is a kind of merry war betwixt signior Benedick and her: they never meet but there’s a skirmish of wit between them. — Alas! he gets nothing by that. In our last conflict, four of his five wits went halting off. William Shakespeare.

   4. Struggle; agony; pang.

   No assurance touching victories can make present conflicts so sweet and easy, but nature will shun and shrink from them. Richard Hooker, b. v. sect. 48.

   If he attempt this great change, with what labour and conflict must he accomplish it? John Rogers, Sermon.

   He perceiv’d
   Th’ unequal conflict then, as angels look
   On dying saints. James Thomson, Summer, l. 1190.

2. To CONFLICTverb

   To strive; to contest; to fight; to struggle; to contend; to encounter; to engage.

   Etymology: confligo, Lat.

   Bare unhoused trunks
   To the conflicting elements exposed,
   Answer meer nature. William Shakespeare, Timon.

   You shall hear under the earth a horrible thundering of fire and water conflicting together. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   A man would be content to strive with himself, and conflict with great difficulties, in hopes of a mighty reward. John Tillotson.

   Lash’d into foam, the fierce conflicting brine
   Seems o’er a thousand raging waves to burn. James Thomson, Winter.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conflict

   Conflict refers to a state of disagreement, opposition, or struggle between two or more parties due to incompatible ideas, interests, or values. It can manifest in various contexts, such as in a story or drama, interpersonal relationships, within an individual's mind, or between countries or groups. Conflict usually involves tension and can result in fights, arguments, wars, or psychological distress, depending on its context and severity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.4 / 5 votes

1. Conflict

   a striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves

2. Conflict

   a strife for the mastery; hostile contest; battle; struggle; fighting

3. Conflictverb

   to strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision; to collide

4. Conflictverb

   to maintain a conflict; to contend; to engage in strife or opposition; to struggle

5. Conflictverb

   to be in opposition; to be contradictory

FreebaseRate this definition:4.2 / 6 votes

1. Conflict

   Conflict refers to some form of friction, disagreement, or discord arising within a group when the beliefs or actions of one of more members of the group are either resisted by or unacceptable to one or more members of another group. Conflict can arise between members of the same group, known as intragroup conflict, or it can occur between members of two or more groups, and involve violence, interpersonal discord, and psychological tension, known as intergroup conflict. Conflict in groups often follows a specific course. Routine group interaction is first disrupted by an initial conflict, often caused by differences of opinion, disagreements between members, or scarcity of resources. At this point, the group is no longer united, and may split into coalitions. This period of conflict escalation in some cases gives way to a conflict resolution stage, after which the group can eventually return to routine group interaction once again.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Conflict

   kon′flikt, n. violent collision: a struggle or contest: a battle: a mental struggle.—v.i. Conflict′, to fight: contend: to be in opposition: to clash.—adj. Conflict′ing, clashing: contradictory.—n. Conflic′tion.—adj. Conflict′ive, tending to conflict. [L. confligĕre—con, together, and fligĕre, to strike.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. conflict

   An armed struggle or clash between organized groups within a nation or between nations in order to achieve limited political or military objectives. Although regular forces are often involved, irregular forces frequently predominate. Conflict often is protracted, confined to a restricted geographic area, and constrained in weaponry and level of violence. Within this state, military power in response to threats may be exercised in an indirect manner while supportive of other instruments of national power. Limited objectives may be achieved by the short, focused, and direct application of force.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conflict

   An indecisive action.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Conflict

   In life we have conflict, Sometimes we need to avoid conflict Sometimes we need to create it Sometimes we need to resolve it !

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on July 12, 2020  

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1. conflict

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Matched Categories

1. • Ambivalence
   • Contrast
   • Group Action
   • Incompatibility
   • Military
   • Military Action
   • Opposition
   • State

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'conflict' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1845

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'conflict' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2931

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'conflict' in Nouns Frequency: #666

How to pronounce conflict?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of conflict in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of conflict in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of conflict in a Sentence

1. Stanford President John Hennessy:

   It’s clearly at some level a conflict, it’s not a direct conflict, but it is a worrisome issue.

2. Isaac Asimov:

   The three fundamental Rules of Robotics...One: a robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm...Two:..a robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law...Three: a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First and Second Laws.

3. Isaac Asimov:

   One, a robot may not injure a human being, or through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm Two, a robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law Three, a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.

4. Robert Lynd:

   No doubt there are other important things in life besides conflict, but there are not many other things so inevitably interesting. The very saints interest us most when we think of them as enganged in a conflict with the Devil.

5. Donald Trump:

   The United States is very concerned about the conflict's toll on innocent civilians and is working to bring the conflict in Yemen to an end. But we can not end The United States through ill-conceived and time-consuming resolutions that fail to address The United States root causes, rather than expend time and resources on such resolutions, I encourage the Congress to direct its efforts toward supporting our work to achieve peace through a negotiated settlement to the conflict in Yemen.

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