conflict

noun

1
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
2
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine
police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs
3
an incompatibility of dates or events
he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings
4
a disagreement or argument about something important
he had a dispute with his wife
there were irreconcilable differences
5
opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
he was immobilized by conflict and indecision
6
opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
this form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing
7
a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post
a conflict of loyalties

1
go against, as of rules and laws
He ran afoul of the law
This behavior conflicts with our rules
2
be in conflict
The two proposals conflict!

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