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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•flict•ed (kən flik′tid),USA pronunciation adj. - full of conflicting emotions or impulses:a situation that makes one feel very conflicted.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•flict ( v. v. - to disagree;
be in opposition; clash: [no object]Our views conflict.[~ + with + object]My views on language learning conflict with yours. n. - a fight, battle, or struggle: [uncountable]Armed conflict is not the only way to solve disputes.[countable]conflicts that lasted for months.
- disagreement;
quarrel; argument: [uncountable; sometimes: in + ~]The department was in conflict over the hiring of full professors.[countable]A conflict arose when the department tried to hire a famous professor. con•flict•ing, adj.: conflicting points of view. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•flict (v. kən flikt′;n. kon′flikt),USA pronunciation v.i. - to come into collision or disagreement;
be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash:The account of one eyewitness conflicted with that of the other. My class conflicts with my going to the concert. - to fight or contend;
do battle. n. - a fight, battle, or struggle, esp. a prolonged struggle;
strife. - controversy;
quarrel:conflicts between parties. - discord of action, feeling, or effect;
antagonism or opposition, as of interests or principles:a conflict of ideas. - a striking together;
collision. - incompatibility or interference, as of one idea, desire, event, or activity with another:a conflict in the schedule.
- Psychology, Psychiatrya mental struggle arising from opposing demands or impulses.
- Latin conflīctus, past participle of conflīgere, or by verb, verbal use of the noun, nominal
- Latin conflīctus a striking together, equivalent. to conflīg(ere) to strike together, contend (con- con- + flīgere to strike) + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action; (verb, verbal)
- late Middle English (noun, nominal) 1375–1425
con•flic′tion, n. con•flic′tive, con•flic•to•ry (kən flik′tə rē),USA pronunciation adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged collide, oppose.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged encounter, siege. See fight.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged contention, opposition.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged accord.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: conflict n /ˈkɒnflɪkt/- a struggle or clash between opposing forces; battle
- a state of opposition between ideas, interests, etc; disagreement or controversy
- opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible wishes or drives, sometimes leading to a state of emotional tension and thought to be responsible for neuroses
vb /kənˈflɪkt/(intransitive)- to come into opposition; clash
- to fight
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin conflictus, from conflīgere to combat, from flīgere to strikeconˈfliction n |