conflict

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
2. (countable, uncountable) An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible
2. (intransitive) To overlap (with), as in a schedule.

Synonyms

fight

clash

battle

strife

quarrel

struggle

dispute

discord

collision

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war

combat

disagreement

contest

squabble

disagree

opposition

argument

controversy

skirmish

confrontation

contradiction

dissension

inconsistency

oppose

encounter

warfare

collide

hostility

friction

scuffle

contradict

contention

rivalry

antagonism

discrepancy

crash

wrestle

trouble

campaign

attempt

contravene

engagement

contrast

scrimmage

brush

impact

difference

competition

grapple

frustration

Translations

conflit

conflitto

Konflikt

conflicto

conflito

conflict

Streit

σύγκρουση

bataille

lutte

dispute

lucha

combat

lotta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɒn.flɪkt/

Etymology

From Latin conflictus, past participle of confligere (“to strike together”), from com- (“together”) (a form of con-) + fligere (“to strike”).

Sentences

How can we reconcile this conflict ?

It didn't help that back then the empire was in the midst of a succession conflict .