conflict
A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
Noun 3 meanings
A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
“The conflict between the government and the rebels began three years ago.”
An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.
“I wanted to attend the meeting but there's a conflict in my schedule that day.”
in fiction/literature, opposing forces that create uncertainty as to whether the character(s) will achieve their goal(s).
Verb 2 meanings
To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible
To overlap (with), as in a schedule.
“Your conference call conflicts with my older one: please reschedule.”
Etymology
From Latin cōnflīctus, from com- + flīctus, past participle of conflīgō (“to strike together”), from com- + flīgō (“strike”) (whence con-).
CONFLICT at a glance
CONFLICT has 8 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + N 1 + F 4 + L 1 + I 1 + C 3 + T 1) and 19 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,230 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with conflict
All rhymes- DISTRICT11
- STRICT8
- PREDICT12
- VERDICT13
- RESTRICT10
- BENEDICT13
- ADDICT10
- CONVICT14
- DEPICT11
- CONTRADICT15
- INFLICT12
- DERELICT11
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