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Conflict Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Conflict? [n] 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" [n] 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" [n] an incompatibility of dates or events; "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings" [n] 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" [n] opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision" [n] 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" [n] a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties" [v] go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" [v] be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!" 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\| run-in \| state \| strife \| tilt \| transgress \| tug-of-war \| uprising \| violate \| war \| warfare \| words \| wrangle Conflict In Webster's Dictionary \Con"flict\, n. [L. conflictus a striking together, fr. confligere, -flictum, to strike together, to fight: cf. F. conflit, formerly also conflict. See {Conflict}, v.] 1. A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves. 2. A strife for the mastery; hostile contest; battle; struggle; fighting. As soon as he [Atterbury] was himself again, he became eager for action and conflict. --Macaulay. An irrepressible conflict between opposing and enduring forces. --W. H. Seward. {Conflict of laws}, that branch of jurisprudence which deals with individual litigation claimed to be subject to the conflicting laws of two or more states or nations; -- often used as synonymous with {Private international law}. Syn: Contest; collision; struggle; combat; strife; contention; battle; fight; encounter. See {Contest}. \Con*flict"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Conflicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conflicting}.] [L. conflictus, p. p. of confligere to conflict (cf. conflictare); con- + fligere to strike; cf. Gr. fli`bein, qli`bein, to press, L. flagrum whip.] 1. To strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision; to collide. --Shak. Fire and water conflicting together. --Bacon. 2. To maintain a conflict; to contend; to engage in strife or opposition; to struggle. A man would be content to . . . conflict with great difficulties, in hopes of a mighty reward. --Abp. Tillotson. 3. To be in opposition; to be contradictory. The laws of the United States and of the individual States may, in some cases, conflict with each other. --Wheaton. Syn: To fight; contend; contest; resist; struggle; combat; strive; battle.

Conflict Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Conflict?

[n] 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"
[n] 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"
[n] an incompatibility of dates or events; "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"
[n] 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"
[n] opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"
[n] 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"
[n] a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties"
[v] go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
[v] be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!"

Conflict In Webster's Dictionary

\Con"flict\, n. [L. conflictus a striking together, fr.
confligere, -flictum, to strike together, to fight: cf. F.
conflit, formerly also conflict. See {Conflict}, v.]
1. A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a
   conflict of elements or waves.

2. A strife for the mastery; hostile contest; battle;
   struggle; fighting.

         As soon as he [Atterbury] was himself again, he
         became eager for action and conflict. --Macaulay.

         An irrepressible conflict between opposing and
         enduring forces.                      --W. H.
                                               Seward.

{Conflict of laws}, that branch of jurisprudence which deals
   with individual litigation claimed to be subject to the
   conflicting laws of two or more states or nations; --
   often used as synonymous with {Private international law}.

Syn: Contest; collision; struggle; combat; strife;
     contention; battle; fight; encounter. See {Contest}.


\Con*flict"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Conflicted}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Conflicting}.] [L. conflictus, p. p. of confligere
to conflict (cf. conflictare); con- + fligere to strike; cf.
Gr. fli`bein, qli`bein, to press, L. flagrum whip.]
1. To strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision;
   to collide. --Shak.

         Fire and water conflicting together.  --Bacon.

2. To maintain a conflict; to contend; to engage in strife or
   opposition; to struggle.

         A man would be content to . . . conflict with great
         difficulties, in hopes of a mighty reward. --Abp.
                                               Tillotson.

3. To be in opposition; to be contradictory.

         The laws of the United States and of the individual
         States may, in some cases, conflict with each other.
                                               --Wheaton.

Syn: To fight; contend; contest; resist; struggle; combat;
     strive; battle.

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