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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, noun
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
k n
flIkt
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| inflections: |
conflicts, conflicting, conflicted |
| definition 1: |
to be in strong opposition or disagreement; differ.
My opinion conflicted with that of the professor.- synonyms:
- clash, collide, differ, disagree
- antonyms:
- accord, agree, coincide, harmonize
- similar words:
- argue, cross swords, discord, dispute, diverge
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| definition 2: |
to be incompatible.
Our schedules conflict next week, so we'll have to move the meeting to the following week.The first explanation conflicts with the second: they cannot both be correct. |
| related words: |
clash, disagree, dissent, feud, fight, oppose |
adverb + (v.)conflict
deeply, directly, often, sometimes
(v.)conflict
+ noun
belief, cooperation, demand, feeling, goal, law, management, norm, policy, principle, resolution, value
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
kan
flIkt
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| definition 1: |
discord or antagonism.
Their marriage was filled with conflict, and it was no surprise that it ended in divorce.There has always been conflict between the two families.- synonyms:
- antagonism, discord
- antonyms:
- accord, agreement, harmony
- similar words:
- antipathy, bad blood, collision, contention, difference, dissension, enmity, faction, friction, hostility, opposition, rivalry, strife, tension
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| definition 2: |
an armed battle or war.
The battle was one of the bloodiest conflicts of the war.The conflict between England and France lasted for many years.
- synonyms:
- battle, encounter, engagement, strife, war
- antonyms:
- peace
- similar words:
- action, clash, combat, fight, hostilities, rivalry, struggle
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| definition 3: |
a tense or angry disagreement.
A conflict began between the two men, and tension quickly filled the room.- synonyms:
- altercation, disagreement, quarrel, row
- antonyms:
- agreement, resolution
- similar words:
- argument, clash, controversy, dispute, feud, run-in, strife, struggle
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| definition 4: |
incompatibility.
Because of a conflict in my schedule, I can't take both courses.- synonyms:
- incompatibility
- antonyms:
- compatibility, congruence, harmony
- similar words:
- clash, disagreement, incongruity, inconsistency
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| related words: |
affray, agony, bicker, chasm, competition, problem, tussle, war |
adjective + (n.)conflict
apparent,
armed,
bitter,
bloody,
civil,
communal,
continuing,
deadly,
direct,
escalating,
ethical,
ethnic,
ideological,
indigenous,
inherent,
inner,
intense,
inter-ethnic,
intergroup,
internal,
internationalized,
interpersonal,
interstate,
intractable,
involved,
marital,
military,
ongoing,
parental,
peaceful,
potential,
protracted,
racial,
regional,
religious,
sectarian,
territorial,
tribal,
underlying,
unresolved,
violent
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verb + (n.)conflict
avoid, characterize, exacerbate, fuel, intensify, intervene, mediate, minimize, peer, prevent, provoke, resolve, result, schedule, settle, solve
(n.)conflict
+ verb
arise, erupt, escalate, rage, stem
noun + (n.)conflict
aggression, confusion, dimension, escalation, intensity, likelihood, personality, potential, role, scheduling, settlement, solution, superpower, tension
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| derivation: |
conflictingly (adv.) |
The word conflict
contains the following parts:
con-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix con-
is an assimilated form of com- used before roots beginning with c, d, f, g, j, n, s, t, and v. See com-. Note: con-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " conceive
."
Example words:
conceive, concentrate, concentric, conclude, conclusion, condone, conduce, conducive, conduct, conductive, conduction, confer, conference, confidant, confide, confidence, confident, confine, confirm, conflict, confluence, conflux, conform, confuse, confusion, congener, congratulate, congregate, congress, conjecture, conjunct, conjunction, conjunctiva, connect, connote, conscript, conscription, consign, consonant, conspiracy, constant, constrain, construct, construction, contact, contain, container, context, continue, contract, conversant, convince, convict, conviction, convivial, convocation, convoke, inconceivable, inconsonant, inconspicuous, connotation, consequence, consequent
flic
Latin
root
that means strike
Example words:
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