conflict

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 References 2 Dutch 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Derived terms 2.3.2 Related terms

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[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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Noun

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkɒn.flɪkt/, SAMPA: /"kQn.flIkt/
• (US) enPR: kŏn'flĭkt, IPA: /ˈkɑːn.flɪkt/, SAMPA: /"kAn.flIkt/

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Verb

• (UK, US) enPR: kənflĭkt', IPA: /kənˈflɪkt/, SAMPA: /k@n"flIkt/

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[edit] Noun

conflict (plural conflicts)

1. A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two opposing groups or individuals.

   The conflict between the government and the rebels began three years ago.

2. 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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• conflictional

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[edit] Verb

to conflict (third-person singular simple present conflicts, present participle conflicting, simple past and past participle conflicted)

1. (intransitive, with ‘with’) To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible
2. (intransitive, with ‘with’) To overlap (with), as in a schedule.

   Your conference call conflicts with my older one: please reschedule.

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[edit] References

• “conflict” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

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[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. (plural conflicten, diminutive conflictje, diminutive plural conflictjes)

1. A conflict, clash or dispute

[edit] Derived terms

• conflictsituatie
• conflictstof

[edit] Related terms

• conflictueus (adjective)