Dictionary Check: conflict

"conflict" is a valid word!

Scrabble 15 points
Words with Friends 19 points

Definition

noun

an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

Example: "the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph"
Synonyms:
noun

opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings

Example: "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"
noun

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

Example: "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chattanooga"
Synonyms:
noun

a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests

Example: "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"
noun

an incompatibility of dates or events

Example: "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"
noun

opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)

Example: "this form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing"

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