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conflict

English

🔊 an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
“the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph”
🔊 an incompatibility of dates or events
“he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings”
🔊 opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
“he was immobilized by conflict and indecision”
🔊 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”
🔊 a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
“his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post”
🔊 a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
“Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga”
🔊 a disagreement or argument about something important
“he had a dispute with his wife”
🔊 go against, as of rules and laws
“He ran afoul of the law”
🔊 be in conflict
“The two proposals conflict!”