nnoun.actan open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)Synset:battle struggle
Examples:- the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine
- police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs
Derivationally Related Form:battlestruggle
Hypernyms:group action
Inherited Hypernyms:conflictgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:conflictgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:class struggleclass warclass warfarecombatcounterinsurgencyfeudfightfightinginsurrectionpacificationrebellionrevoltrisingscrapstrifetug-of-warturf waruprisingwarwarfare
Full Hyponyms:affraybatteringbeatingbrawlbrushclass struggleclose-quarter fightingcontretempscountercurrentdiscorddogfightdrug warduelfencingfeudfightfistfightgunfighthasslein-fightinginsurgencyintifadaknife fightmutinypacificationpunch-uprebellionrumbleset-toshocksingle combatstrifetrench warfaretug-of-warturf warvendettawar
nnoun.feelingopposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelingsExamples:- he was immobilized by conflict and indecision
Derivationally Related Form:conflict
Hypernyms:ambivalence ambivalency
Inherited Hypernyms:conflictambivalencefeelingstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.acta hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a warTopic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Synset:battle engagement fight
Examples:- Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
- he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
Derivationally Related Form:engagebattlefight
Part Holonyms:war warfare
Hypernyms:action military action
Inherited Hypernyms:battlemilitary actiongroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:battlemilitary actiongroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Armageddonarmed combatassaultcombatdogfightnaval battlepitched battle
Instance Hyponyms:Battle of Britain Drogheda
Full Hyponyms:aggressionarmageddonassaultcombatdogfighthostilitiesnaval battlepitched battleresisting arreststormtrench warfare
nnoun.statea state of opposition between persons or ideas or interestsExamples:- his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post
- a conflict of loyalties
Derivationally Related Form:conflict
Hypernyms:state
Inherited Hypernyms:conflictstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:clashdisagreementdissensiondissonancefriction
Full Hyponyms:clashdisagreementdisunitydivide
nnoun.attributean incompatibility of dates or eventsExamples:- he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings
Derivationally Related Form:conflict
Hypernyms:incompatibility
Inherited Hypernyms:conflictincompatibilitycharacteristicqualityattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.relationopposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)Examples:- this form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing
Hypernyms:oppositeness opposition
Inherited Hypernyms:conflictoppositionrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationa disagreement or argument about something importantSynset:difference difference of opinion dispute
Examples:- he had a dispute with his wife
- there were irreconcilable differences
- the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats
Derivationally Related Form:differdisputedisputatious
Hypernyms:disagreement
Inherited Hypernyms:disputedisagreementspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:arguingargumentcollisioncontentioncontestationcontroversydisceptationdisputationdustupgapquarrelrowrun-intiltwordswrangle
Full Hyponyms:affrayargy-bargybatrachomyomachiabickerbust-upcollisioncontroversyfightfirestormgapgeneration gappolemicquarrelsparring
vverb.stativebe in conflictExamples:- The two proposals conflict!
Derivationally Related Form:conflict
Hypernyms:contrast counterpoint
Inherited Hypernyms:conflictcontrastdiffer
Direct Hyponyms:clashcollidejar
Full Troponyms:clash
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.socialgo against, as of rules and lawsSynset:contravene infringe run afoul
Examples:- He ran afoul of the law
- This behavior conflicts with our rules
Derivationally Related Form:conflictinfringementcontravention
Hypernyms:breach break go against infract offend transgress violate
Inherited Hypernyms:conflicttransgressdisrespectrelateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP