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C0562900 (kŏn′flĭkt′)n.1. A state of open, often prolonged fighting; a battle or war.2. A state of disagreement or disharmony between persons or ideas; a clash: a conflict over water rights.3. Psychology An emotional or mental disturbance resulting from the opposition or simultaneous functioning of mutually exclusive impulses, desires, or tendencies.4. Opposition between characters or forces in a work of drama or fiction, especially when motivating or shaping the action of the plot.intr.v. (kən-flĭkt′) con·flict·ed, con·flict·ing, con·flicts 1. To be in or come into opposition; differ.2. Archaic To engage in warfare.
[Middle English, from Latin cōnflīctus, collision, from past participle of cōnflīgere, to strike together : com-, com- + flīgere, to strike.]
con·flic′tion n.con·flic′tive adj.con·flic′tu·al (kən-flĭk′cho͞o-əl) adj.Synonyms: conflict, discord, strife, contention, dissension, clash
These nouns refer to a state of disagreement and disharmony. Conflict has the broadest application: a conflict of interests; a conflict between the demands of work and family.
Discord is a lack of harmony often marked by bickering and antipathy: The summit was marred by discord among the leaders.
Strife usually implies an open struggle, often destructive, between rivals or factions: "Your eye is then drawn to the scene below, down to the valley below, where everywhere are the ravages of famine, the drumbeat of war, a world groaning under strife and deprivation" (Barack Obama).
Contention suggests a dispute in the form of heated debate or quarreling: During the debate, we expect lively contention among the candidates.
Dissension implies difference of opinion that disrupts unity within a group: "Dissension had been brewing between the North and South long before the first shots were fired on Fort Sumter" (Ted Yanak & Pam Cornelison).
Clash involves irreconcilable ideas or interests: a clash between tradition and modernity; a clash of egos.