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conflict
noun
a
serious
disagreement
or
fighting
between
people
,
groups
,
or
countries
•
The
two
neighbors
ended
their
long
conflict
and
shook
hands
.
The
two
neighbors
ended
their
long
conflict
and
shook
hands
.
•
Thousands
fled
the
country
to
escape
the
armed
conflict
.
Thousands
fled
the
country
to
escape
the
armed
conflict
.
Borrowed
from
Latin
‘
conflictus
’,
past
participle
of
‘
confligere
’
meaning
‘
to
strike
together
’.
noun
a
situation
in
which
ideas
,
needs
,
or
feelings
cannot
exist
together
because
they
are
different
•
She
felt
a
deep
conflict
between
her
career
ambitions
and
her
wish
to
travel
.
She
felt
a
deep
conflict
between
her
career
ambitions
and
her
wish
to
travel
.
•
There
is
a
clear
conflict
between
safety
and
speed
in
the
project
.
There
is
a
clear
conflict
between
safety
and
speed
in
the
project
.
Same
origin
as
the
main
noun
sense
,
from
Latin
‘
conflictus
’,
but
first
recorded
describing
mental
or
moral
opposition
in
the
early
1800s
.
verb
-
conflict
,
conflicting
,
conflicts
,
conflicted
to
clash
or
disagree
;
not
be
able
to
exist
or
happen
together
•
The
meeting
times
conflict
with
my
doctor's
appointment
.
The
meeting
times
conflict
with
my
doctor's
appointment
.
•
Their
personalities
sometimes
conflict
,
but
they
remain
friends
.
Their
personalities
sometimes
conflict
,
but
they
remain
friends
.
Derived
from
the
noun
;
used
as
a
verb
since
the
15th
century
meaning
‘
to
be
in
opposition
’.