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"
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"
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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