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noun | verb conflictconflict1 /ˈkɑnˌflɪkt/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun ETYMOLOGYconflict1Origin: 1400-1500 Latin conflictus, from the past participle of confligere to strike together ► in conflict with Nina seems to be permanently in conflict with her superiors. ► brought ... into conflict with Andy’s management style has brought him into conflict with colleagues. ► comes into conflict with The medical community often comes into conflict with politicians. ► political/social/industrial conflict the social and political conflict of the 1930s ► in conflict with The principles of democracy are sometimes in conflict with political reality. ► have a conflict Sorry, I have a conflict on Friday. Can we move the meeting to Monday? ► armed/military/violent conflict Armed conflict may be unavoidable. ► inner conflict an inner conflict between his religious beliefs and his drinking THESAURUS fighting between two or more countries or between opposing groups within a country, involving large numbers of soldiers and weapons► war fighting between two or more countries or between opposing groups within a country, involving large numbers of soldiers and weapons: Congress is not interested in fighting a war with our allies. They had no chance of winning the war. ► fighting a situation in which people or groups attack each other and try to hurt each other: One thousand people have died since the fighting began. ► combat fighting by soldiers during a war: The soldiers were wounded in combat. ► action fighting by soldiers during a war. Used especially in the phrase in action: Her husband was killed in action in Iraq. ► conflict fighting or a war: Mediators are working to end the conflict in the region. ► hostilities formal fighting or a war: The treaty brought a formal end to the hostilities. ► clash a short fight between two armies or groups: There have been a few border clashes in recent years. ► skirmish a short fight between small groups of soldiers, ships, etc.: A brief skirmish between rebels and government forces forced civilians to flee. ► battle a long or important fight between two armies, groups of ships, etc. in one place: Six hundred men were killed in the first battle of the war. ► rebellion an occasion when people fight to remove a government or political leader by using violence: Large numbers of ordinary citizens took part in the rebellion. ► warfare the methods used for fighting or attacking enemies in a war: The special suits protect soldiers from biological or chemical warfare. 1[countable, uncountable] a state of disagreement or argument between people, groups, countries, etc.: serious political conflict With so many people around there are bound to be some conflicts.conflict between the conflict between tradition and innovationconflict with A school counselor helped Jason resolve a conflict with one of his teachers.conflict over conflicts over wages Nina seems to be permanently in conflict with her superiors. Andy’s management style has brought him into conflict with colleagues. The medical community often comes into conflict with politicians.political/social/industrial conflict the social and political conflict of the 1930s2[countable, uncountable] a situation in which you have to choose between two or more opposing things: conflict of a conflict of loyaltiesconflict between conflict between the demands of work and family The principles of democracy are sometimes in conflict with political reality.3[countable] something that you have to do at the same time that someone wants you to do something different: Sorry, I have a conflict on Friday. Can we move the meeting to Monday?4[countable, uncountable] fighting or a war: Will this peace settlement bring an end to years of conflict?armed/military/violent conflict Armed conflict may be unavoidable.► see thesaurus at war5[countable, uncountable] a situation in which you have two opposite feelings about something: an inner conflict between his religious beliefs and his drinking6[countable] eng. lang. arts a situation in a book, play, movie, etc. in which different characters or forces oppose each other in a way that causes or influences the action of the story: The central conflict in the story is between the boy and his father. [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin conflictus, from the past participle of confligere to strike together] noun | verb conflictconflict2 /kənˈflɪkt/ ●●○ AWL verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEconflict |
Present | I, you, we, they | conflict | | he, she, it | conflicts | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | conflicted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have conflicted | | he, she, it | has conflicted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had conflicted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will conflict | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have conflicted |
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Present | I | am conflicting | | he, she, it | is conflicting | | you, we, they | are conflicting | Past | I, he, she, it | was conflicting | | you, we, they | were conflicting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been conflicting | | he, she, it | has been conflicting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been conflicting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be conflicting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been conflicting |
1if two ideas, beliefs, opinions, etc. conflict, they cannot exist together or both be true: conflict with If two laws conflict with each other, the court has a difficult task.2if two events or activities conflict, they happen at the same time so you cannot do both: conflict with The conference conflicts with my vacation plans. |