CONFLICT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
   Synonym(s)
   • battle (what does battle mean?)
   • engagement (what does engagement mean?)
   • fight (what does fight mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
   • he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
   Hypernyms(s) conflict is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • military action (what does military action mean?)
   • action (what does action mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Armageddon (what does Armageddon mean?)
   • pitched battle (what does pitched battle mean?)
   • naval battle (what does naval battle mean?)
   • combat (what does combat mean?)
   • armed combat (what does armed combat mean?)
   • dogfight (what does dogfight mean?)
   • assault (what does assault mean?)
   • Battle of Britain (what does Battle of Britain mean?)
   • Drogheda (what does Drogheda mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • engage (what does engage mean?)
   • wage (what does wage mean?)
   • fight (what does fight mean?)
   • struggle (what does struggle mean?)
   • battle (what does battle mean?)
   • combat (what does combat mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
   Synonym(s)
   • battle (what does battle mean?)
   • struggle (what does struggle mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph–Thomas Paine
   • police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs
   Hypernyms(s) conflict is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • group action (what does group action mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • class struggle (what does class struggle mean?)
   • class war (what does class war mean?)
   • class warfare (what does class warfare mean?)
   • rebellion (what does rebellion mean?)
   • insurrection (what does insurrection mean?)
   • revolt (what does revolt mean?)
   • rising (what does rising mean?)
   • uprising (what does uprising mean?)
   • pacification (what does pacification mean?)
   • counterinsurgency (what does counterinsurgency mean?)
   • strife (what does strife mean?)
   • tug-of-war (what does tug-of-war mean?)
   • turf war (what does turf war mean?)
   • fight (what does fight mean?)
   • fighting (what does fighting mean?)
   • combat (what does combat mean?)
   • scrap (what does scrap mean?)
   • feud (what does feud mean?)
   • war (what does war mean?)
   • warfare (what does warfare mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • battle (what does battle mean?)
   • combat (what does combat mean?)
   • fight (what does fight mean?)
   • struggle (what does struggle mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an incompatibility of dates or events
   Usage Example(s)
   • he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings
   Hypernyms(s) conflict is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • incompatibility (what does incompatibility mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • conflict (what does conflict mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a disagreement or argument about something important
   Synonym(s)
   • difference (what does difference mean?)
   • difference of opinion (what does difference of opinion mean?)
   • dispute (what does dispute mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he had a dispute with his wife
   • there were irreconcilable differences
   • the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats
   Hypernyms(s) conflict is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disagreement (what does disagreement mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • collision (what does collision mean?)
   • controversy (what does controversy mean?)
   • contention (what does contention mean?)
   • contestation (what does contestation mean?)
   • disputation (what does disputation mean?)
   • disceptation (what does disceptation mean?)
   • tilt (what does tilt mean?)
   • argument (what does argument mean?)
   • arguing (what does arguing mean?)
   • quarrel (what does quarrel mean?)
   • wrangle (what does wrangle mean?)
   • row (what does row mean?)
   • words (what does words mean?)
   • run-in (what does run-in mean?)
   • dustup (what does dustup mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • disagree (what does disagree mean?)
   • differ (what does differ mean?)
   • dissent (what does dissent mean?)
   • take issue (what does take issue mean?)
   • quarrel (what does quarrel mean?)
   • dispute (what does dispute mean?)
   • scrap (what does scrap mean?)
   • argufy (what does argufy mean?)
   • altercate (what does altercate mean?)
   • challenge (what does challenge mean?)
   • dispute (what does dispute mean?)
   • gainsay (what does gainsay mean?)
5. Meaning
   • opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
   Usage Example(s)
   • he was immobilized by conflict and indecision
   Hypernyms(s) conflict is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • ambivalence (what does ambivalence mean?)
   • ambivalency (what does ambivalency mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • conflict (what does conflict mean?)
6. Meaning
   • opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
   Usage Example(s)
   • this form of conflict is essential to Mann’’s writing
   Hypernyms(s) conflict is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • opposition (what does opposition mean?)
   • oppositeness (what does oppositeness mean?)
7. Meaning
   • a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
   Usage Example(s)
   • his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post
   • a conflict of loyalties
   Hypernyms(s) conflict is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • state (what does state mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • clash (what does clash mean?)
   • friction (what does friction mean?)
   • clash (what does clash mean?)
   • cold war (what does cold war mean?)
   • disagreement (what does disagreement mean?)
   • dissension (what does dissension mean?)
   • dissonance (what does dissonance mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • conflict (what does conflict mean?)
   • conflict (what does conflict mean?)
   • run afoul (what does run afoul mean?)
   • infringe (what does infringe mean?)
   • contravene (what does contravene mean?)

CONFLICT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • go against, as of rules and laws
   Synonym(s)
   • contravene (what does contravene mean?)
   • infringe (what does infringe mean?)
   • run afoul (what does run afoul mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He ran afould of the law
   • This behavior conflicts with our rules
   Hypernyms(s) conflict is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • transgress (what does transgress mean?)
   • offend (what does offend mean?)
   • infract (what does infract mean?)
   • violate (what does violate mean?)
   • go against (what does go against mean?)
   • breach (what does breach mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dispute (what does dispute mean?)
   • contravention (what does contravention mean?)
   • violation (what does violation mean?)
   • infringement (what does infringement mean?)
   • misdemeanor (what does misdemeanor mean?)
   • misdemeanour (what does misdemeanour mean?)
   • infraction (what does infraction mean?)
   • offence (what does offence mean?)
   • offense (what does offense mean?)
   • violation (what does violation mean?)
   • infringement (what does infringement mean?)
   • conflict (what does conflict mean?)
2. Meaning
   • be in conflict
   Usage Example(s)
   • The two proposals conflict!
   Hypernyms(s) conflict is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • contrast (what does contrast mean?)
   • counterpoint (what does counterpoint mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • clash (what does clash mean?)
   • jar (what does jar mean?)
   • collide (what does collide mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • conflict (what does conflict mean?)
   • conflict (what does conflict mean?)
   • conflict (what does conflict mean?)