Conflict

verb

kɑnflɪkt

Noun

an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
“the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph”
Similar:Battle Struggle
a disagreement or argument about something important
“the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats”
Similar:Difference Dispute
Type of:Disagreement
a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
“his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post”
“a conflict of loyalties”
Type of:State
an incompatibility of dates or events
“he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings”
Type of:Incompatibility
opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
“he was immobilized by conflict and indecision”
Type of:AmbivalenceAmbivalency
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”
Type of:OppositionOppositeness
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
Similar:Battle Engagement Fight
Type of:Action

go against, as of rules and laws
“This behavior conflicts with our rules”
Similar:ContraveneInfringe
Type of:InfractOffendTransgress
be in conflict
“The two proposals conflict!”
Type of:ContrastCounterpoint