conflict
conflict - noun
- Fight, battle, war
- Competitive or opposing action of incompatibles : antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons)
- Mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or external or internal demands
- The opposition of persons or forces that gives rise to the dramatic action in a drama or fiction
Usage examples
Examples: "I can see the conflict from here." "That conflict belongs to me." "The conflict is very important."
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Middle English {it}conflicte, conflyte{/it} "battle, struggle, assault," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French {it}conflykte, conflict,{/it} borrowed from Latin {it}conflīctus{/it} "striking together, clash," from {it}conflīgere{/it} "to strike together, bring into collision, do battle, contend" (from {it}con-{/it} con- + {it}flīgere{/it} "to strike, dash down") + {it}-tus,{/it} suffix of action nouns {ma}{mat|profligate:1|}{/ma}
Middle English conflicte, conflyte "battle, struggle, assault," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French conflykte, conflict, borrowed from Latin conflīctus "striking together, clash," from conflīgere "to strike together, bring into collision, do battle, contend" (from con- con- + flīgere "to strike, dash down") + -tus, suffix of action nouns