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Verb
/ˈkänˌflikt/,
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conflicts, plural;
  1. Be incompatible or at variance; clash
    • - parents' and children's interests sometimes conflict
    • - those tournament dates would have conflicted with Memorial Day
  2. Having or showing confused and mutually inconsistent feelings
    • - my feelings are so conflicted that I hardly know how to answer
Noun
  1. A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one
    • - the eternal conflict between the sexes
    • - doctors often come into conflict with politicians
  2. A prolonged armed struggle
    • - overseas conflicts
  3. An incompatibility between two or more opinions, principles, or interests
    • - there was a conflict between his business and domestic life
  4. A condition in which a person experiences a clash of opposing wishes or needs

  1. be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!"
  2. (conflict) an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
  3. (conflict) go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
  4. (conflict) opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"
  5. (conflict) battle: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
  6. (conflict) a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties"
  7. (Conflict (1945 film)) Conflict (1945) is a black-and-white suspense film noir made by Warner Brothers. It was directed by Curtis Bernhardt, produced by William Jacobs with Jack L. Warner as executive producer from a screenplay by Arthur T. ...
  8. (Conflict (air traffic control)) In air traffic control, separation is the name for the concept of keeping an aircraft in a minimum distance from another aircraft to reduce the risk of those aircraft colliding, as well as prevent accidents due to wake turbulence.
  9. (Conflict (album)) Conflict is the third studio album from singer, Sy Smith. The album was officially released on June 17, 2008, in United States. The album featured over six singles. Conflict has sold over 50,000 copies in United States.
  10. (Conflict (band)) Conflict are an English anarcho-punk band originally based around Eltham in South London. ...
  11. (Conflict (board game)) Conflict is a military board game that was produced by Parker Brothers from about 1940 to about 1972. It had a large board divided into many small squares. The board was 24 squares by 24 squares. The squares representing land were colored two shades of brown. ...
  12. (Conflict (film)) Conflict is the title of several films: *Conflict (1936 film), starring John Wayne *Conflict (1945 film), a film noir starring Humphrey Bogart, Alexis Smith, and Sydney Greenstreet *Samar (film) (Conflict), a 1999 Indian film directed by Shyam Benegal *Conflict, video title of ...
  13. (conflict) A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two opposing groups or individuals; An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled; To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible; To overlap (with), as in a schedule
  14. (conflicting) Striking, or dashing together; fighting; contending; struggling to resist and overcome; Being in opposition; contrary; contradictory
  15. (14.3 Conflict) Where any conflict or contradiction appears between the provisions of these website terms and conditions and any other relevant terms and conditions, policies or notices, the other relevant terms and conditions, policies or notices which relate specifically to a particular ...
  16. (Conflict) Status of being paid for services in a commercial for one advertiser, thereby contractually preventing performing services in a commercial for a competitor
  17. (Conflict) The essence of plot; the opposition between two forces.  Examples: man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself  where "man" is understood to mean "human beings."
  18. (Conflict) In the plot of a drama, conflict occurs when the protagonist is opposed by some person or force in the play. In Henry Ibsen's drama "An Enemy of the People" Dr. ...
  19. (11. Conflict) If there is any conflict between these Terms and any other written agreement between you and VTUK then the latter shall prevail.
  20. (Conflict) In narration, the struggle between the opposing forces that moves the plot forward. Conflict can be internal, occurring within a character, or external, between characters or between a character and an abstraction such as nature or fate. ...
  21. (Conflict) A clash of actions, desires, ideas, or goals in the plot of a story. Conflict may exist between the main character and some other person or persons (person versus person), between the main character and some external force–physical nature, society, or “fate” (person versus nature, ...
  22. (conflict) Disagreement between groups which can lead to fights, struggle and war
  23. (conflict) Cross stands in the way of achieving a goal.
  24. (Conflict) Traffic conflicts occur when vehicles moving in different directions interfere with each other, i.e., merging, diverging and crossing.
  25. (Conflict) The interaction of interdependent parties who perceive incompatible goals (interests, aspirations, positions) and interference from each other in achieving those goals. An incompatibility.  "A conflict exists whenever incompatible activities occur . . . ...