1. An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
   "the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph";
   - struggle, battle
    
2. A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
   "Grant won a decisive victory in the conflict of Chattanooga";
   - battle, fight, engagement
    
3. A state of opposition between persons, ideas or interests
   "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties"
    
4. Opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
   "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"
    
5. A disagreement or argument about something important
   "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats";
   - dispute, difference, difference of opinion
    
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. An incompatibility of dates or events
   "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"

1. Be in disagreement or be incompatible
   "The two proposals conflict!"
    
2. Go against, as of rules and laws
   "This behaviour conflicts with our rules";
   - run afoul, infringe, contravene

Derived forms: conflicted, conflicting, conflicts

Type of: action, ambivalence, ambivalency, breach, break, contrast, counterpoint, disagreement, go against, group action, incompatibility, infract, military action, offend, oppositeness, opposition, outrage, state, transgress, violate

Part of: war, warfare

Encyclopedia: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund