role conflict

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noun

emotional conflict arising when competing demands are made on an individual in the fulfillment of his or her multiple social roles.

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Origin of role conflict

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby role conflict

Rok, roke, rolamite, Roland, role, role conflict, role model, role-play, role-playing, role-playing game, role set

How to use role conflict in a sentence

Genetics alone does not an eating disorder make, generally speaking, and Bulik points out that environment still plays a role.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models|Carrie Arnold|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In the middle of all of that past suffering and present-day conflict, this Cosby bomb was dropped.
Phylicia Rashad and the Cult of Cosby Truthers|Stereo Williams|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“I have to think her body type played a role,” said Rachel Greenblatt, a Lecturer in Jewish Studies at Harvard University.
Why Was Bess Myerson the First and Last Jewish Miss America?|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Acting legend talks about what role is closest to her heart.
Gena Rowlands on Her Favorite ‘Woman’|The Daily Beast Video|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Their claims have led to both academic controversy and localized conflict.
The Himalayas’ Hidden Aryans|Nina Strochlic|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Many of them were delicious in the role; one of them was the embodiment of every womanly grace and charm.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
He must trust to his human merits, and not miracles, for his Sonship is of no value in this conflict.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
The conflict in Tom's puzzled heart sharpened that evening into dreadful edges that cut him mercilessly whichever way he turned.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
In her he felt again, more distinctly than before, another person—division, conflict.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
The conflict of these certainties left hopeless disorder in every corner of his being.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood

Cultural definitions for role conflict

role conflict

A situation in which a person is expected to play two incompatible roles. For example, a boss will suffer role conflict if forced to fire an employee who is also a close friend.