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conflict
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
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- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- C
- Ends with
- T
- Contains
- ONFLIC
- Scrabble score
- 15
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
“Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chattanooga”
noun
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
“{'source': 'Thomas Paine', 'text': 'the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph'}”
noun
an incompatibility of dates or events
“he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings”
noun
a disagreement or argument about something important
“he had a dispute with his wife”
noun
opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
“he was immobilized by conflict and indecision”
noun
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”
noun
a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
“his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post”
verb
go against, as of rules and laws
“He ran afoul of the law”
verb
be in conflict
“The two proposals conflict!”
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Example Sentences
Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chattanooga
he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
{'source': 'Thomas Paine', 'text': 'the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph'}
police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs
he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings
he had a dispute with his wife
there were irreconcilable differences
the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats
he was immobilized by conflict and indecision
this form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing
his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post
a conflict of loyalties
He ran afoul of the law
This behavior conflicts with our rules
The two proposals conflict!
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