CONFLICT

Definition of CONFLICT

  1. (noun)an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
  2. (noun)opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
  3. (noun)a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
  4. (noun)a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
  5. (noun)an incompatibility of dates or events
  6. (noun)opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
  7. (noun)a disagreement or argument about something important
  8. (verb)be in conflict
  9. (verb)go against, as of rules and laws