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| con·flict [ kón flìkt ] |
noun (plural con·flicts) |
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1. military war: warfare between opposing forces, especially a prolonged and bitter but sporadic struggle
  news that the conflict had reached the outskirts of the capital
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2. difference: a disagreement or clash between ideas, principles, or people
The two sides came into conflict over the proposed contract.
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3. psychology mental struggle: a psychological state resulting from the often unconscious opposition between simultaneous but incompatible desires, needs, drives, or impulses
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4. literature plot tension: opposition between or among characters or forces in a literary work that shapes or motivates the action of the plot
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intransitive verb (past and past participle con·flict·ed, present participle con·flict·ing, 3rd person present singular con·flicts) |
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differ: to be incompatible, in opposition, or in disagreement
The latest findings conflict with those of the original report.
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| [15th century. < Latin conflictus, past participle of confligere "strike together, fight" < fligere "strike"] |
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