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conflict definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb conflict 1 of 2 senses of conflict Sense 1 conflict => clash, jar, collide Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb conflict 1 of 2 senses of conflict Sense 1 conflict => clash, jar, collide Entailment of verb conflict Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb conflict 2 senses of conflict Sense 1 conflict => contrast, counterpoint Sense 2 conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene => transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break Familiarity of verb conflict conflict used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb conflict Sense 1 conflict => contrast, counterpoint -------------- Sense 2 conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene => transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break -------------- Grep of noun conflict conflict conflict of interest Overview of noun conflict The noun conflict has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (6) conflict, struggle, battle -- (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") 2. (4) conflict -- (opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision") 3. (4) battle, conflict, fight, engagement -- (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") 4. (2) conflict -- (a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties") 5. (2) conflict -- (an incompatibility of dates or events; "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings") 6. conflict -- (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") 7. dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict -- (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") Overview of verb conflict The verb conflict has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) conflict -- (be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!") 2. (1) conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene -- (go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules") Grep of adj conflict conflicting Overview of noun conflict The noun conflict has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (6) conflict, struggle, battle -- (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") 2. (4) conflict -- (opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision") 3. (4) battle, conflict, fight, engagement -- (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") 4. (2) conflict -- (a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties") 5. (2) conflict -- (an incompatibility of dates or events; "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings") 6. conflict -- (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") 7. dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict -- (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") Overview of verb conflict The verb conflict has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) conflict -- (be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!") 2. (1) conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene -- (go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules")
conflict definition
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