conflict

Meaning

a conflict, clash or dispute

Concepts

conflict

clash

friction

strife

confrontation

antagonism

quarrel

war

fight

Synonyms

geschil

onenigheid

frictie

wrijving

strijd

vechtpartij

botsing

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vijandige rivaliteit

dispuut

onverenigbaarheid

tegenstrijdigheid

twist

Translations

Konflikt

conflit

conflicto

Streit

désaccord

Friktion

dispute

querelle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɔnˈflɪkt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: cōnflīctus

In summary

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

Sentences

Dit conflict is de oorzaak geweest van verschillende oorlogen .

This conflict has been the cause of several wars.