conflict en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈkɒn.flɪkt/ (Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales)
- [ˈkʰɔ̟n.fləkt] ~ [ˈkʰɞ̠n-] (New-Zealand)
- /ˈkɒn.fləkt/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈkɔn.flɪkt/ (Australia, British, Scotland, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈkɑn.flɪkt/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Latin cōnflīctus, from com- + flīctus, past participle of conflīgō (“to strike together”), from com- + flīgō (“strike”) (whence con-).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
The conflict between the government and the rebels began three years ago.
One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.
2013 July 19, Mark Tran, “Denied an education by war”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 1:
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) in fiction/literature, opposing forces that create uncertainty as to whether the character(s) will achieve their goal(s).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| conflicts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
conflict of interest · internal conflict · conflict zone · postconflict · nonconflict · conflict-free · conflict out · conflict resolution · conflictory · cyberconflict · conflictive · metaconflict · conflictless · anticonflict · external conflict · conflictual · conflictful · social conflict paradigm · preconflict · deconflict · unconflict · conflictional · conflict thesis · role conflict · conflicted · conflict training · conflictarian · edit conflict · C-type conflict · parent-offspring conflict · conflict diamond · A-type conflict · conflict-ridden · armed conflict
Descendants
Translations (193)
tr çatışma (clash or disagreement) · ug توقۇنۇش (clash or disagreement) · mk ко́нфликт (clash or disagreement) · ro conflict (clash or disagreement) · he התנגשות (incompatibility) · tk konflikt (clash or disagreement) · pl walka (clash or disagreement) · hu konfliktus (clash or disagreement) · id bentrokan (incompatibility) · it conflitto (clash or disagreement) · af konflik (clash or disagreement) · tr anlaşmazlık (clash or disagreement) · grc ὑσμίνη (clash or disagreement) · nl conflict (incompatibility) · cs konflikt (clash or disagreement) · mk противре́чие (incompatibility) · kri fɛt (clash or disagreement) · kmr şer (clash or disagreement) · la cōnflictus (clash or disagreement) · lv konflikts (clash or disagreement) · eo malakordo (clash or disagreement) · lt konfliktas (clash or disagreement) · ca conflicte (clash or disagreement) · bg конфли́кт (clash or disagreement) · sh су́коб (clash or disagreement) · ru конфли́кт (incompatibility) · hi विवाद (clash or disagreement) · nn konflikt (clash or disagreement) · sh súkob (incompatibility) · de Konflikt (incompatibility) · tl hidwaan (clash or disagreement) · bg несъвмести́мост (incompatibility) · kk қақтығыс (clash or disagreement) · nl tegenstrijdigheid (incompatibility) · uz konflikt (clash or disagreement) · az çəkişmə (clash or disagreement) · th ความขัดแย้ง (clash or disagreement) · tl sigalot (clash or disagreement) · he סִכְסוּךְ (clash or disagreement) · kmr nakokî (clash or disagreement) · mn мөргөлдөөн (clash or disagreement) · da konflikt (incompatibility) · sh kònflikt (incompatibility) · is átök (clash or disagreement) · bn সংঘর্ষ (clash or disagreement) · sl spor (clash or disagreement) · mk неусогла́сеност (incompatibility) · ms konflik (clash or disagreement) · bg противоре́чие (incompatibility) · fa-ira تَضاد (clash or disagreement) · tg ҷанҷол (clash or disagreement) · sh су́коб (incompatibility) · hi बखेड़ा (clash or disagreement) · sv konflikt (clash or disagreement) · ug جاڭجال (clash or disagreement) · enm win (clash or disagreement) · ro conflict (incompatibility) · gl conflito (clash or disagreement) · ps مناقشه (clash or disagreement) · pl konflikt (clash or disagreement) · nl onverenigbaarheid (incompatibility) · kmr minaqeşe (clash or disagreement) · sl nasprotovanje (clash or disagreement) · ar نِزَاع (clash or disagreement) · uz munoqasha (clash or disagreement) · fa-ira مُناقِشِه (clash or disagreement) · hi युद्ध (clash or disagreement) · sq konflikt (clash or disagreement) · km កលហ (clash or disagreement) · hi घर्षण (clash or disagreement) · cmn 衝突 /冲突 (clash or disagreement) · mk ко́нфликт (incompatibility) · ko 분쟁 (clash or disagreement) · cs střet (clash or disagreement) · ja 衝突 (clash or disagreement) · ceb away (clash or disagreement) · kri kɔnflikt (clash or disagreement) · got 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃𐍄𐍃 (clash or disagreement) · ur ٹَکَّر (clash or disagreement) · it incompatibilità (incompatibility) · yi קאָנפֿליקט (clash or disagreement) · pt conflito (clash or disagreement) · fa-ira ناسازْگاری (clash or disagreement) · ga coimhlint (clash or disagreement) · ru столкнове́ние (clash or disagreement) · kk талас-тартыс (clash or disagreement) · eo konflikto (clash or disagreement) · lo ຄວາມບາດຫມາງ (clash or disagreement) · mn зөрчилдөөн (clash or disagreement) · hi कलह (clash or disagreement) · uk конфлі́кт (clash or disagreement) · tg муноқиша (clash or disagreement) · sh ко̀нфликт (clash or disagreement) · sh ко̀нфликт (incompatibility) · nb konflikt (clash or disagreement) · sh kònflikt (clash or disagreement) · io konflikto (clash or disagreement) · gd còmhrag (clash or disagreement) · ka განხეთქილება (clash or disagreement) · bn যুদ্ধ (clash or disagreement) · mi papātanga (clash or disagreement) · id konflik (clash or disagreement) · de Streit (clash or disagreement) · my ပဋိပက္ခ (clash or disagreement) · ky жаңжал (clash or disagreement) · vi xung đột (clash or disagreement) · es discrepancia (incompatibility) · ur تَنازَعَہ (clash or disagreement) · fa-ira نِزاع (clash or disagreement) · tg низоъ (clash or disagreement) · eo malakordo (incompatibility) · pl batalia (clash or disagreement) · mt kunflitt (clash or disagreement) · hy կոնֆլիկտ (clash or disagreement) · ps شخړه (clash or disagreement) · yue 衝突 /冲突 (clash or disagreement) · tk dawa (clash or disagreement) · ur تَصادُم (clash or disagreement) · be сутыкне́нне (clash or disagreement) · es conflicto (clash or disagreement) · mk су́дир (clash or disagreement) · mk проти́вречност (incompatibility) · uk су́тичка (clash or disagreement) · sk konflikt (clash or disagreement) · nl strijd (clash or disagreement) · ka კონფლიქტი (clash or disagreement) · txb ysalye (clash or disagreement) · kk жанжал (clash or disagreement) · ar مُنَاقَشَة (clash or disagreement) · be сутыкне́ньне (clash or disagreement) · tl tunggalian (clash or disagreement) · sl konflikt (clash or disagreement) · et konflikt (clash or disagreement) · fi konflikti (clash or disagreement) · mos zabre (clash or disagreement) · el σύρραξη (clash or disagreement) · da konflikt (clash or disagreement) · ga coinbhleacht (clash or disagreement) · be канфлі́кт (clash or disagreement) · sa सम्प्रहार (clash or disagreement) · pt conflito (incompatibility) · fi ristiriita (incompatibility) · kk тартыс (clash or disagreement) · ru конфли́кт (clash or disagreement) · ro ceartă (clash or disagreement) · ceb dili magkauyon (incompatibility) · de Inkompatibilität (incompatibility) · sh súkob (clash or disagreement) · hi निजा (clash or disagreement) · sv konflikt (incompatibility) · oc conflicte (clash or disagreement) · az münaqişə (clash or disagreement) · az konflikt (clash or disagreement) · enm threp (clash or disagreement) · de Konflikt (clash or disagreement) · kri plaba (clash or disagreement) · el σύγκρουση (incompatibility) · is árekstur (clash or disagreement) · uz nizo (clash or disagreement) · gur zɛbrɛ (clash or disagreement) · gl tirapuxa (clash or disagreement) · ko 갈등 (clash or disagreement) · ky конфликт (clash or disagreement) · tl tagisan (clash or disagreement) · fa-ira دَرْگیری (clash or disagreement) · mn зөрчил (clash or disagreement) · ru несовмести́мость (incompatibility) · id pertikaian (clash or disagreement) · eo kverelo (clash or disagreement) · hi असंगति (incompatibility) · nl geschil (clash or disagreement) · km ជម្លោះ (clash or disagreement) · tt низаг (clash or disagreement) · ur نِزاع (clash or disagreement) · uz janjal (clash or disagreement) · sk stret (clash or disagreement) · fr conflit (clash or disagreement) · hi द्वंद्व (clash or disagreement) · ko 충돌 (clash or disagreement) · fr incompatibilité (incompatibility) · bg стълкнове́ние (clash or disagreement) · nl conflict (clash or disagreement) · fy konflikt (clash or disagreement) · uz toʻqnashuv (clash or disagreement) · hi संघर्ष (clash or disagreement) · fr conflit (incompatibility) · he חוסר התאמה (incompatibility) · ar صِرَاع (clash or disagreement) · de Gegensatz (clash or disagreement) · ur تَضاد (clash or disagreement) · ru противоре́чие (incompatibility) · grc σύρραξις (clash or disagreement) · ur مُناقَشَہ (clash or disagreement)