conflict
[ verb kuhn-flikt; noun kon-flikt ]
/ verb kənˈflɪkt; noun ˈkɒn flɪkt /
verb (used without object)
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.
noun
Origin of conflict
1375–1425; late Middle English (noun) < Latin
conflīctus a striking together, equivalent to
conflīg(ere) to strike together, contend (
con-
con- +
flīgere to strike) +
-tus suffix of v. action; (v.) < Latin
conflīctus, past participle of
conflīgere, or by v. use of the noun
SYNONYMS FOR conflict
synonym study for conflict
3. See
fight.
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British Dictionary definitions for conflict
conflict
noun (ˈkɒnflɪkt)
a struggle or clash between opposing forces; battle
a state of opposition between ideas, interests, etc; disagreement or controversy
a clash, as between two appointments made for the same time
psychol
opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible wishes or drives, sometimes leading to a state of emotional tension and thought to be responsible for neuroses
verb (kənˈflɪkt) (intr)
to come into opposition; clash
to fight
Derived forms of conflict
confliction, noun conflictive or conflictory, adjectiveWord Origin for conflict
C15: from Latin
conflictus, from
conflīgere to combat, from
flīgere to strike
Medical definitions for conflict
conflict
[ kŏn′flĭkt′ ]
n.
A psychic struggle between opposing or incompatible impulses, desires, or tendencies.