conflict

[ verb kuhn-flikt; noun kon-flikt ]

/ verb kənˈflɪkt; noun ˈkɒn flɪkt /

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verb (used without object)

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.

to fight or contend; do battle.

noun

a fight, battle, or struggle, especially a prolonged struggle; strife.

controversy; quarrel: conflicts between parties.

discord of action, feeling, or effect; antagonism or opposition, as of interests or principles: a conflict of ideas.

a striking together; collision.

incompatibility or interference, as of one idea, desire, event, or activity with another: a conflict in the schedule.

Psychiatry. a mental struggle arising from opposing demands or impulses.

Origin of conflict

1375–1425; late Middle English (noun) <Latin conflīctus a striking together, equivalent to conflīg(ere) to strike together, contend (con-con- + flīgere to strike) + -tus suffix of v. action; (v.) <Latin conflīctus, past participle of conflīgere, or by v. use of the noun

SYNONYMS FOR conflict

1 collide, oppose.

3 encounter, siege.

5 contention, opposition.

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ANTONYMS FOR conflict

4 accord.

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synonym study for conflict

3. See fight.

OTHER WORDS FROM conflict

con·flic·tion, nouncon·flic·tive, con·flic·to·ry

[kuhn-flik-tuh-ree], /kənˈflɪk tə ri/, adjectivenon·con·flic·tive, adjectivepre·con·flict, verb (used without object)

pre·con·flict, nounself-conflict, nounun·con·flic·tive, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for conflict

The force of his self-conflict took all the colour from his lips, all the light from his eyes.
Sally of Missouri|R. E. Young

British Dictionary definitions for conflict

conflict

noun (ˈkɒnflɪkt)

a struggle or clash between opposing forces; battle

a state of opposition between ideas, interests, etc; disagreement or controversy

a clash, as between two appointments made for the same time

psychol opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible wishes or drives, sometimes leading to a state of emotional tension and thought to be responsible for neuroses

verb (kənˈflɪkt) (intr)

to come into opposition; clash

to fight

Derived forms of conflict

confliction, nounconflictive or conflictory, adjective

Word Origin for conflict

C15: from Latin conflictus, from conflīgere to combat, from flīgere to strike

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Medical definitions for conflict

conflict

[ kŏn′flĭkt′ ]

n.

A psychic struggle between opposing or incompatible impulses, desires, or tendencies.

单词	conflict
释义	conflict [ verb kuhn-flikt; noun kon-flikt ] / verb kənˈflɪkt; noun ˈkɒn flɪkt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR conflict ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) 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. to fight or contend; do battle. noun a fight, battle, or struggle, especially a prolonged struggle; strife. controversy; quarrel: conflicts between parties. discord of action, feeling, or effect; antagonism or opposition, as of interests or principles: a conflict of ideas. a striking together; collision. incompatibility or interference, as of one idea, desire, event, or activity with another: a conflict in the schedule. Psychiatry. a mental struggle arising from opposing demands or impulses. Origin of conflict 1375–1425; late Middle English (noun) <Latin conflīctus a striking together, equivalent to conflīg(ere) to strike together, contend (con-con- + flīgere to strike) + -tus suffix of v. action; (v.) <Latin conflīctus, past participle of conflīgere, or by v. use of the noun SYNONYMS FOR conflict 1 collide, oppose. 3 encounter, siege. 5 contention, opposition. SEE SYNONYMS FOR conflict ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR conflict 4 accord. SEE ANTONYMS FOR conflict ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for conflict 3. See fight. OTHER WORDS FROM conflict con·flic·tion, nouncon·flic·tive, con·flic·to·ry [kuhn-flik-tuh-ree], /kənˈflɪk tə ri/, adjectivenon·con·flic·tive, adjectivepre·con·flict, verb (used without object) pre·con·flict, nounself-conflict, nounun·con·flic·tive, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for conflict The force of his self-conflict took all the colour from his lips, all the light from his eyes. Sally of Missouri\|R. E. Young British Dictionary definitions for conflict conflict noun (ˈkɒnflɪkt) a struggle or clash between opposing forces; battle a state of opposition between ideas, interests, etc; disagreement or controversy a clash, as between two appointments made for the same time psychol opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible wishes or drives, sometimes leading to a state of emotional tension and thought to be responsible for neuroses verb (kənˈflɪkt) (intr) to come into opposition; clash to fight Derived forms of conflict confliction, nounconflictive or conflictory, adjective Word Origin for conflict C15: from Latin conflictus, from conflīgere to combat, from flīgere to strike Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to conflict combat, clash, competition, strife, struggle, battle, rivalry, war, hostility, friction, animosity, difference, dispute, vary, differ, disagree, disturb, contention, contest, engagement Medical definitions for conflict conflict [ kŏn′flĭkt′ ] n. A psychic struggle between opposing or incompatible impulses, desires, or tendencies. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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conflict

verb (used without object)

noun

Origin of conflict

SYNONYMS FOR conflict

ANTONYMS FOR conflict

synonym study for conflict

OTHER WORDS FROM conflict

Example sentences from the Web for conflict

British Dictionary definitions for conflict

noun (ˈkɒnflɪkt)

verb (kənˈflɪkt) (intr)

Derived forms of conflict

Word Origin for conflict

Words related to conflict

Medical definitions for conflict

n.