Main Entry: ¹con·flict

Pronunciation: \ˈkän-ˌflikt\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin conflictus act of striking together, from confligere to strike together, from com- + fligere to strike — more at profligate

Date: 15th century

1 : fight, battle, war <an armed conflict>
2 a : competitive or opposing action of incompatibles : antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons) b : mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or external or internal demands
3 : the opposition of persons or forces that gives rise to the dramatic action in a drama or fiction

synonyms see discord

— con·flict·ful \ˈkän-ˌflikt-fəl\ adjective

— con·flic·tu·al \kän-ˈflik-chə-wəl, kən-, -chəl, -shwəl, -chü-əl\ adjective