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Confliction (noun)
A conflicting condition; conflict.
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Conflict (noun)
A opposing groups or individuals.
“The conflict between the government and the rebels began three years ago.”
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Conflict (noun)
An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.
“I wanted to attend the meeting but there’s a conflict in my schedule that day.”
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Conflict (verb)
To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible
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Conflict (verb)
To overlap (with), as in a schedule.
“Your conference call conflicts with my older one: please reschedule.”
“It appears that our schedules conflict.”
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Conflict (noun)
a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one
“the eternal conflict between the sexes”
“doctors often come into conflict with politicians”
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Conflict (noun)
a prolonged armed struggle
“regional conflicts”
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Conflict (noun)
a state of mind in which a person experiences a clash of opposing feelings or needs
“bewildered by her own inner conflict, she could only stand there feeling vulnerable”
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Conflict (noun)
a serious incompatibility between two or more opinions, principles, or interests
“there was a conflict between his business and domestic life”
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Conflict (verb)
be incompatible or at variance; clash
“the date for the match conflicted with a religious festival”
“parents’ and children’s interests sometimes conflict”
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Conflict (verb)
having or showing confused and mutually inconsistent feelings
“he remains a little conflicted about Marlene”