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   Con·flict

   noun

   • 1. a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one: "the eternal conflict between the sexes" Similar disputequarrelsquabbledisagreementdifference of opiniondissensiondiscordfrictionstrifeantagonismantipathyill willbad bloodhostilityfalling-outdisputationcontentionclashaltercationshouting matchexchangewar of wordstusslefracasaffraywrangletanglepassage of/at armsbattle royalfeudschismOpposite agreement
   • ▪ a prolonged armed struggle: "overseas conflicts" Similar wararmed conflictactionmilitary actioncampaignbattlefightingfight(armed) confrontation(armed) clashengagementencounter(armed) strugglehostilitieswarfarewarringcombatstrifeinformal:set-toscraparchaic:rencounterOpposite peace
   • ▪ a condition in which a person experiences a clash of opposing wishes or needs: "bewildered by her own inner conflict, she could only stand there feeling vulnerable"
   • ▪ an incompatibility between two or more opinions, principles, or interests: "there was a conflict between his business and domestic life" Similar clashincompatibilityincongruitylack of congruencefrictionoppositionmismatchvariancedifferencedivergencecontradictioninconsistencydiscrepancydivided loyaltiesOpposite harmony

   verb

   • 1. be incompatible or at variance; clash: "parents' and children's interests sometimes conflict"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin conflict- ‘struck together, fought’, from the verb confligere, from con- ‘together’ + fligere ‘to strike’; the noun is via Latin conflictus ‘a contest’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. conflictive adjective

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   Synonyms for CONFLICT: strife, discord, friction, war, discordance, warfare, dissention, schism; Antonyms of CONFLICT: agreement, peace, harmony, cooperation, accord, concordance, concord, concurrence.

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   Synonyms and examples. argument. I don't want to get into an argument with you about this. disagreement. There was a disagreement over who should pay the bill. quarrel. There were bitter quarrels between the two neighbours. row. mainly UK. My parents had a row about money. squabble. I'm always dealing with squabbles between the children. tiff.

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   Synonyms for CONFLICTS: frictions, discords, wars, strifes, dissentions, discordances, schisms, disputes; Antonyms of CONFLICTS: agreements, harmonies, accords, concordances, concords, concurrences, peaces, cooperations.

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