Conflict
noun
A serious disagreement or argument.
The workers are in conflict with management over pay.
Often appears as...
- in conflict
- conflict of interest
noun
A situation in which different goals or interests oppose each other.
There's a conflict between your personal and professional life.
Often appears as...
- conflict between
- conflict of interest
noun
A state of war.
The region has been torn by conflict for decades.
Often appears as...
- armed conflict
- international conflict
verb
To be in opposition or disagreement.
His schedule conflicts with mine.
Often appears as...
- conflict with
- conflict about
noun
An internal struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, or external and internal demands.
Her fear of failure was in conflict with her desire to succeed.
Often appears as...
- inner conflict
- psychological conflict
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Academic
noun
A serious disagreement or argument.
The workers are in conflict with management over pay.
Often appears as...
- in conflict
- conflict of interest
noun
A situation in which different goals or interests oppose each other.
There's a conflict between your personal and professional life.
Often appears as...
- conflict between
- conflict of interest
noun
A state of war.
The region has been torn by conflict for decades.
Often appears as...
- armed conflict
- international conflict
verb
To be in opposition or disagreement.
His schedule conflicts with mine.
Often appears as...
- conflict with
- conflict about
noun
An internal struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, or external and internal demands.
Her fear of failure was in conflict with her desire to succeed.
Often appears as...
- inner conflict
- psychological conflict
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Non-Physical Fight
Conflict often refers to differences that people try to resolve without violence.
The siblings' conflict over the game ended with a compromise.
Pro Tip 2/2Escalation Awareness
A conflict can start small but grow if not addressed.
What began as a minor conflict about chores turned into a huge argument.
Pro Tip 1/2Non-Physical Fight
Conflict often refers to differences that people try to resolve without violence.
The siblings' conflict over the game ended with a compromise.
Pro Tip 2/2Escalation Awareness
A conflict can start small but grow if not addressed.
What began as a minor conflict about chores turned into a huge argument.
Pro Tip 1/2Non-Physical Fight
Conflict often refers to differences that people try to resolve without violence.
The siblings' conflict over the game ended with a compromise.
Pro Tip 2/2Escalation Awareness
A conflict can start small but grow if not addressed.
What began as a minor conflict about chores turned into a huge argument.
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The wars that inspired...
but it was shaken by a power struggle between two noble families spanning generations and involving a massive cast of characters with complex motives and shifting loyalties. If that sounds familiar, it's because the historical conflicts known as the Wars of the Roses
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An update on the TED...
whistleblowers to reveal the truth behind corruption and conflict so we have a really interesting explosive investigation in the works and can't tell you any more but watch this space and then finally we need to keep up the momentum for change and we need to win
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Rethinking infidelity...
what is it about? The vast majority of people that I actually work with are not at all chronic philanderers. They are often people who are deeply monogamous in their beliefs, and at least for their partner. But they find themselves in a conflict
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Can you solve the temple...
In either case, ignore the duo. If there's only one group arguing, both others must be telling the truth, and if there are two conflicts, then the possessed students are in separate groups and you can safely trust the majority in both trios
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What does it mean to be...
There are many people around the world who have been displaced because of natural disasters, food insecurities, and other hardships, but international law, rightly or wrongly, only recognizes those fleeing conflict and violence as refugees.
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Inside a Civil War Most...
country as the conflict bled into the streets entire villages began hiding deep in the bush far away from roads or towns that would make them easy targets this community had lived in the fields for seven months when we found
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The myth of Cupid and...
Before long, Psyche was pregnant. She rejoiced, but was also conflicted. How could she raise her baby with a man she'd never seen? That night, Psyche approached her sleeping husband holding an oil lamp.
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Injured Elephant Calf...
settlements in the valley that will almost certainly mean conflict between humans and elephants by keeping him under close surveillance the team are hoping to find ways of helping him
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How to build a fictional...
And what kind of conflict is likely to emerge?" Answer those questions, and you have your story. Good luck, future world-builder!
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Why do blood types...
It's often said that despite humanity's many conflicts, we all bleed the same blood. It's a nice thought but not quite accurate.
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The wars that inspired...
but it was shaken by a power struggle between two noble families spanning generations and involving a massive cast of characters with complex motives and shifting loyalties. If that sounds familiar, it's because the historical conflicts known as the Wars of the Roses
Video examples
An update on the TED...
whistleblowers to reveal the truth behind corruption and conflict so we have a really interesting explosive investigation in the works and can't tell you any more but watch this space and then finally we need to keep up the momentum for change and we need to win
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
what is it about? The vast majority of people that I actually work with are not at all chronic philanderers. They are often people who are deeply monogamous in their beliefs, and at least for their partner. But they find themselves in a conflict
Video examples
Can you solve the temple...
In either case, ignore the duo. If there's only one group arguing, both others must be telling the truth, and if there are two conflicts, then the possessed students are in separate groups and you can safely trust the majority in both trios
Video examples
What does it mean to be...
There are many people around the world who have been displaced because of natural disasters, food insecurities, and other hardships, but international law, rightly or wrongly, only recognizes those fleeing conflict and violence as refugees.
Video examples
Inside a Civil War Most...
country as the conflict bled into the streets entire villages began hiding deep in the bush far away from roads or towns that would make them easy targets this community had lived in the fields for seven months when we found
Video examples
The myth of Cupid and...
Before long, Psyche was pregnant. She rejoiced, but was also conflicted. How could she raise her baby with a man she'd never seen? That night, Psyche approached her sleeping husband holding an oil lamp.
Video examples
Injured Elephant Calf...
settlements in the valley that will almost certainly mean conflict between humans and elephants by keeping him under close surveillance the team are hoping to find ways of helping him
Video examples
How to build a fictional...
And what kind of conflict is likely to emerge?" Answer those questions, and you have your story. Good luck, future world-builder!
Video examples
Why do blood types...
It's often said that despite humanity's many conflicts, we all bleed the same blood. It's a nice thought but not quite accurate.
Example 1 of 10
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Christopher Nolan
British Director
We all wake up in the morning wanting to live our lives the way we know we should. But we usually don't, in small ways. That's what makes a character like Batman so fascinating. He plays out our conflicts on a much larger scale.
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Michael Douglas
American Actor
I don't know if likeable, pleasant characters have enough conflict for me to want to do them. I admire those people, but I've never been that kind of screen presence who can do nothing. I need to do something.
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Oprah Winfrey
American Entertainer
I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull.
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Jeremy Gilley
English Actor
We all want a world without war, without conflict, without human suffering.
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Joaquin Phoenix
American Actor
I don't know a single person in life that doesn't have conflict.
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Rene Redzepi
Danish Chef
There is no conflict between a better meal and a better world.
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Mason Cooley
American Writer
The passions are the same in every conflict, large or small.
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Liev Schreiber
American Actor
I think conflicted characters are always more interesting.
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Brad Pitt
Actor
Happiness is overrated. There has to be conflict in life.
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Jed Mercurio
British Writer
I like to write about characters who are conflicted.
Quote examples
Christopher Nolan
British Director
We all wake up in the morning wanting to live our lives the way we know we should. But we usually don't, in small ways. That's what makes a character like Batman so fascinating. He plays out our conflicts on a much larger scale.
Quote examples
Michael Douglas
American Actor
I don't know if likeable, pleasant characters have enough conflict for me to want to do them. I admire those people, but I've never been that kind of screen presence who can do nothing. I need to do something.
Quote examples
Oprah Winfrey
American Entertainer
I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull.
Quote examples
Jeremy Gilley
English Actor
We all want a world without war, without conflict, without human suffering.
Quote examples
Joaquin Phoenix
American Actor
I don't know a single person in life that doesn't have conflict.
Quote examples
Rene Redzepi
Danish Chef
There is no conflict between a better meal and a better world.
Quote examples
Mason Cooley
American Writer
The passions are the same in every conflict, large or small.
Quote examples
Liev Schreiber
American Actor
I think conflicted characters are always more interesting.
Quote examples
Brad Pitt
Actor
Happiness is overrated. There has to be conflict in life.
Quote examples
Jed Mercurio
British Writer
I like to write about characters who are conflicted.
Example 1 of 10
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