conflict
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin conflictus, past participle of confligere (“to strike together”), from com- (“together”) (a form of con-) + fligere (“to strike”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- Noun
- (UK) IPA: /ˈkɒn.flɪkt/, SAMPA: /"kQn.flIkt/
- (US) enPR: kŏn'flĭkt, IPA: /ˈkɑːn.flɪkt/, SAMPA: /"kAn.flIkt/
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- Verb
[edit] Noun
conflict (plural conflicts)
- A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two 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.
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[edit] Translations
clash or disagreement
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incompatibility
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[edit] Verb
conflict (third-person singular simple present conflicts, present participle conflicting, simple past and past participle conflicted)
- (intransitive, with ‘with’) To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible
- (intransitive, with ‘with’) To overlap (with), as in a schedule.
- Your conference call conflicts with my older one: please reschedule.
[edit] Translations
be at odds (with)
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overlap with, as in a schedule
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[edit] References
- “conflict” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
[edit] Dutch
[edit] Etymology
From Latin conflictus, past participle of confligere (“to strike together”), from com- (“together”) (a form of con-) + fligere (“to strike”)
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[edit] Noun
conflict n. (??? please provide the plural and diminutive!)
- A conflict, clash or dispute
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[edit] Related terms
- conflictueus (adjective)
