CONFLICT

CON ·FLICT 2 syllables

B1 · Intermediate 📏 8 letters 🎲 Scrabble 15 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
  2. opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
  3. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
  4. a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests

💬 Examples

  • "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph--Thomas Paine"
  • "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
  • "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"
  • "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"

🔗 Similar words

strugglebattlefightengagementdisputedifference
verb
  1. be in conflict
  2. go against, as of rules and laws

💬 Examples

  • "The two proposals conflict!"
  • "He ran afoul of the law"
  • "This behavior conflicts with our rules"

🔗 Similar words

run_afoulinfringecontravene
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