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conflict


 
  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 
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  Sense  2 
  conflict,  run  afoul,  infringe,  contravene 
  =>  transgress,  offend,  infract,  violate,  go  against,  breach,  break 
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  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") 



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