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Definitions of conflict
  1. verb
    go against, as of rules and laws
    "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
  2. noun
    an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
    "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"

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  3. noun
    a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

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  4. noun
    a disagreement or argument about something important
    "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"
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  5. noun
    an incompatibility of dates or events
    "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"
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  6. noun
    a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
    "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post" "a conflict of loyalties"
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  7. verb
    be in conflict
    "The two proposals conflict!"
  8. noun
    opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
    "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"
  9. noun
    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"
Examples of conflict
  • "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
  • "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"
  • "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"
  • "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"
  • "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"
  • "a conflict of loyalties"
  • "The two proposals conflict!"
  • "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"
  • "this form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing"
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