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English to English noun
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an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) |  | Example: the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph
police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs
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opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings | | Example: he was immobilized by conflict and indecision
source: wordnet30
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a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war | | Example: Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
source: wordnet30
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a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests | | Example: his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post
a conflict of loyalties
source: wordnet30
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an incompatibility of dates or events | | Example: he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings
source: wordnet30
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opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot) | | Example: this form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing
source: wordnet30
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a disagreement or argument about something important | | Example: he had a dispute with his wife
there were irreconcilable differences
the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats
source: wordnet30
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A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves. | | source: webster1913 verb
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be in conflict | | Example: The two proposals conflict!
source: wordnet30
| 10 |
go against, as of rules and laws | | Example: He ran afoul of the law
This behavior conflicts with our rules
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To strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision; to collide. | | source: webster1913
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