conflict
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conflict
- /ˈkɒn.flɪkt/ Northern England, UK, Wales
- /ˈkɔn.flɪkt/ Australia, British, Scotland
- /ˈkɑn.flɪkt/ US
- /ˈkɒn.fləkt/ New Zealand
- [ˈkʰɔ̟n.fləkt] ~ [ˈkʰɞ̠n-] New Zealand
- /kənˈflɪkt/
- /kənˈflɪkt/ US
- /kənˈfləkt/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɪkt
Where it comes from
From Latin cōnflīctus, from com- + flīctus, past participle of conflīgō (“to strike together”), from com- + flīgō (“strike”) (whence con-).
noun conflicts
- A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals. The conflict between the government and the rebels began three years ago.
- An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled. I wanted to attend the meeting but there's a conflict in my schedule that day.
- in fiction/literature, opposing forces that create uncertainty as to whether the character(s) will achieve their goal(s).
verb conflicts · conflicting · conflicted
- To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible [T. E.] Lawrence said that in the end he felt himself to be fighting not for the imperial British but for the rebellious Arabs. All too often he conflicted with British bureaucratic fustiness.
- To overlap (with), as in a schedule. Your conference call conflicts with my older one: please reschedule.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fight, battle, dispute, struggle, run afoul, infringe, contravene, difference, engagement, infighting, feuding, confrontation, confrontational, feud, contention, interfere
Translations
Every language
noun clash or disagreement
| Español | conflicto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 분쟁 bunjaeng, 충돌 chungdol, 갈등 galdeung |
| 日本語 | 衝突 shōtotsu |
| 中文 | 衝突 /冲突 chōngtū |
| हिन्दी | संघर्ष saṅgharṣ, युद्ध yuddh, द्वंद्व dvandva, विवाद vivād, बखेड़ा bakheṛā, घर्षण gharṣaṇ |
| Português | conflito |
| Français | conflit |
| Deutsch | Konflikt, Streit, Gegensatz |
| Italiano | conflitto |
| Ελληνικά | σύρραξη sýrraxi |
| Română | conflict, ceartă |
| Русский | конфли́кт konflíkt, столкнове́ние stolknovénije |
| Tiếng Việt | xung đột |
| العربية | صِرَاع ṣirāʕ, نِزَاع nizāʕ, مُنَاقَشَة munāqaša |
| עברית | סִכְסוּךְ sikhsúkh |
noun incompatibility
| Español | discrepancia |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | असंगति asaṅgti |
| Português | conflito |
| Français | conflit, incompatibilité |
| Deutsch | Konflikt, Inkompatibilität |
| Italiano | incompatibilità |
| Ελληνικά | σύγκρουση sýgkrousi |
| Română | conflict |
| Русский | конфли́кт konflíkt, несовмести́мость nesovmestímostʹ, противоре́чие protivoréčije |
| עברית | התנגשות hitnagshút, חוסר התאמה |
verb be at odds (with)
| Español | discrepar, estar reñido, confligir, conflictuarse |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 衝突する shōtosu, 対立する tairitsu |
| हिन्दी | टकराव ṭakrāv |
| Português | conflitar |
| Italiano | interferire |
| Русский | конфликтова́ть konfliktovátʹ |
| עברית | התנגש hitnagésh |
verb overlap with, as in a schedule
| Español | coincidir, confligir, conflictuar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | バッティングする battying-suru, 合わない awanai |
| Português | coincidir |
| Deutsch | überlappen |
| Italiano | sovrapporsi |
| Русский | конфликтова́ть konfliktovátʹ |
| עברית | התנגש hitnagésh |
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title = {conflict},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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