conflict
[verb kuhn-flikt; noun kon-flikt]
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verb (used without object)
to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash: The account of one eyewitness conflicted with that of the other. My class conflicts with my going to the concert.
to fight or contend; do battle.
noun
Origin of conflict
1375–1425; late Middle English (noun) < Latin conflīctus a striking together, equivalent to conflīg(ere) to strike together, contend (con- con- + flīgere to strike) + -tus suffix of v. action; (v.) < Latin conflīctus, past participle of conflīgere, or by v. use of the noun
Synonyms for conflict
Synonym study
3. See fight.
Antonyms for conflict
4. accord.
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The week following Miss Palmer's and Sidney's outing, was a week of conflictions for her.
The Forged NoteOscar Micheaux
conflict
noun (ˈkɒnflɪkt)
verb (kənˈflɪkt) (intr)
Word Origin for conflict
C15: from Latin conflictus, from conflīgere to combat, from flīgere to strike
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