What does conflict mean?
Definitions for conflict
kənˈflɪkt; ˈkɒn flɪktcon·flict
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Princeton's WordNet
conflict, struggle, battle(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"
conflict(noun)
opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
"he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"
battle, conflict, fight, engagement(noun)
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"
conflict(noun)
a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
"his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties"
conflict(noun)
an incompatibility of dates or events
"he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"
conflict(noun)
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"
dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict(verb)
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"
conflict(verb)
be in conflict
"The two proposals conflict!"
conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene(verb)
go against, as of rules and laws
"He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
Wiktionary
conflict(Noun)
often violent, between two opposing groups or individuals.
The conflict between the government and the rebels began three years ago.
Etymology: From conflictus, past participle of confligere, from com- (a form of con-) + fligere
conflict(Verb)
to disagree or be incompatible
Etymology: From conflictus, past participle of confligere, from com- (a form of con-) + fligere
Webster Dictionary
Conflict
a striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves
Conflict
a strife for the mastery; hostile contest; battle; struggle; fighting
Conflict(verb)
to strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision; to collide
Conflict(verb)
to maintain a conflict; to contend; to engage in strife or opposition; to struggle
Conflict(verb)
to be in opposition; to be contradictory
Freebase
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 Dictionary
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 Terms
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 Terms
conflict
An indecisive action.
Editors Contribution
Conflict
In life we have conflict, Sometimes we need to avoid conflict Sometimes we need to create it Sometimes we need to resolve it !
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'conflict' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1845
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'conflict' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2931
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'conflict' in Nouns Frequency: #666
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of conflict in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of conflict in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of conflict in a Sentence
This is the criminal left that belongs not in a dormitory, but in a penitentiary. The criminal left is not a problem to be solved by the Department of Philosophy or the Department of Englishit is a problem for the Department of Justice. Black or white, the criminal left is interested in power. It is not interested in promoting the renewal and reforms that make democracy work; it is interested in promoting those collisions and conflict that tear democracy apart.
This is the umpteenth, monstrous conflict of interest of this government.
It's hard to take seriously a reform committee of FIFA that is full of football and Olympic insiders and officials, all of whom have an implicit conflict of interest through their roles as well as a vested interest in maintaining as much of the status quo as they can get away with.
The causes of the crash, the issue of flying over conflict areas, the reasons why Dutch surviving relatives had to wait for two to four days for confirmation from the Dutch authorities that their loved ones had been on the aeroplane, and lastly the question to what extent the occupants of flight MH17 consciously experienced the crash.
You will surely or eventually be remembered for any of these after your demise. You will surely or eventually be remembered either for love or hatred, peace or conflict, encouragement or discouragement, stinginess or generosity, kindness or cruelty. Now, it's up to you to decide any of the above instances which you will like to be remembered for after your demise. Anyway, as for me I will surely and eventually be remembered and celebrated globally as a great man, writer, motivator and inspirer who shared all his God-given words of wisdom, insights, motivations and inspirations with the world. Yes of course, even the posterity ahead will surely and eventually remember me and celebrate me too as a great man, writer, motivator and inspirer.
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- صراع, نزاعArabic
- münaqişə, konfliktAzerbaijani
- канфліктBelarusian
- сблъсквам се, противоречие, противореча, несъвместим съм, несъвместимост, стълкновение, конфликтBulgarian
- conflicteCatalan, Valencian
- střet, konfliktCzech
- konflikt, overlappe, være i modstrid medDanish
- Konflikt, Streit, InkompatibilitätGerman
- σύγκρουση, σύρραξηGreek
- coincidir, discrepancia, conflictoSpanish
- konfliktEstonian
- تضاد, ناسازگاری, درگیریPersian
- ristiriita, törmätä, konflikti, olla ristiriidassaFinnish
- conflit, incompatibilitéFrench
- coinbhleachtIrish
- còmhragScottish Gaelic
- התנגש, חוסר התאמה, התנגשות, סכסוךHebrew
- संघर्षHindi
- konfliktusHungarian
- կոնֆլիկտArmenian
- konflikIndonesian
- konfliktoIdo
- incompatibilità, conflittoItalian
- 対立する, 衝突する, 合わない, 衝突, バッティングする, 紛争Japanese
- კონფლიქტიGeorgian
- 충돌, 衝突Korean
- certamineLatin
- konfliktasLithuanian
- konfliktsLatvian
- конфликтMacedonian
- konflikMalay
- konfliktNorwegian
- strijdig, geschil, tegenstrijdigheid, met, conflict, onverenigbaarheid, conflicteren, confligeren, zijn, strijd, overlappenDutch
- konfliktNorwegian Nynorsk
- walka, konfliktPolish
- coincidir, conflito, conflitarPortuguese
- ceartă, conflictRomanian
- конфликтовать, конфликт, столкновениеRussian
- сукоб, sukob, конфликт, konfliktSerbo-Croatian
- stret, konfliktSlovak
- konflikt, spor, nasprotovanje, nasprotovatiSlovene
- konfliktSwedish
- anlaşmazlık, çatışma, fikir ayrılığıTurkish
- конфліктUkrainian
- تنازعاتUrdu
- 衝突, xung độtVietnamese
- קאָנפליקטYiddish
- 冲突Chinese
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