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 demands3: 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

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