Synonym: battle, clash, contest, differ, disagree, fight, oppose, opposition, struggle. Similar words: conflict with, derelict, confuse, confirm, confess, confront, confident, convict. Meaning: ['kɒnflɪkt] n. 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 5. an incompatibility of dates or events 6. opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot) 7. a disagreement or argument about something important. v. 1. be in conflict 2. go against, as of rules and laws.
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151. When the war started, several publishers rushed out books on the conflict.
152. As an Englishman who'd lived for a long time in France, he felt a certain conflict of allegiances when the two countries played soccer.
153. We haven't got to the stage of a full-scale military conflict.
154. This latest conflict further illustrates the weakness of the UN.
155. The role of women in war has been a hot topic of debate in America since the Gulf conflict.
156. She never really appreciated the depth and bitterness of the Irish conflict.
157. The two sides have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the conflict.
158. If the two sides conflict with each other again, it will be disastrous for party unity.
159. This careful phraseology is clearly intended to appeal to various sides of the conflict.
160. His inner conflict is related to struggles in the outer world.
161. Fears of further racial conflict were heightened by news of the riots.
162. There are hopes that the conflict can be resolved without resort to violence.
163. Minority cultures within the United States often raised issues of cross-cultural conflict.
164. The conflict is unlikely to be resolved in the near future .
165. The UN must perform a delicate balancing act between the different sides in the conflict.
166. The economy of the state is experiencing the ruinous effects of the conflict.
167. The initial conflict was a mere sideshow compared with the World War that followed.
168. The conflict had a seriously destabilizing effect on the region.
169. Both sides in the conflict have agreed to the terms of the peace treaty.
170. His views on the literal truth of the Bible brought him into conflict with other Christian leaders.
171. The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. Thomas Paine
172. But conflict with Henry the Lion soon became aggravated.
173. The agreement merely deferred armed conflict.
174. A conflict can arise between efficiency and effectiveness.
175. We were not able to see anywhere evidence of a master mind during the conflict which followed.
176. In such a case,(Sentencedict) some form of conflict resolution must be adopted to arrive at a solution.
177. The resulting power struggles and conflict may only make the child more aggressive.
178. Political and legal anthropology Many of the anthropologists dealing with political organization have chosen to approach this from a conflict perspective.
179. A conveyancer must be acutely conscious of the problems a conflict of interest might impose.
180. I know of no primitive people anywhere that either rejects and despises conflict or represents warfare as an absolute evil.
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