conflict

  • 21conflict — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 fight/argument ADJECTIVE ▪ great, major ▪ bitter, brutal, serious, violent ▪ escalating, increasing …

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  • 22conflict — con|flict1 W2S2 [ˈkɔnflıkt US ˈka:n ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: conflictus, from the past participle of confligere to strike together , from com ( COM ) + fligere to strike ] 1.) [U and C] a state of disagreement or argument between… …

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  • 23conflict — I UK [ˈkɒnflɪkt] / US [ˈkɑnˌflɪkt] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms conflict : singular conflict plural conflicts *** 1) a) angry disagreement between people or groups I try to avoid conflict wherever possible. conflict between: The issue… …

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  • 24conflict — I n. 1) to provoke a conflict 2) to come into conflict with 3) to resolve a conflict 4) armed; direct conflict 5) (a) conflict about, over; among, between; with (a conflict between neighboring countries over their common border; a conflict with… …

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  • 25conflict — con|flict1 [ kan,flıkt ] noun count or uncount *** 1. ) angry disagreement between people or groups: I try to avoid conflict wherever possible. conflict between: The issue provoked conflicts between the press and the police. be in conflict (with… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26conflict — ♦♦ conflicts, conflicting, conflicted (The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱nflɪkt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]kənflɪ̱kt[/t]].) 1) N UNCOUNT: oft in/into N Conflict is serious disagreement and argument about something important. If two people or… …

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  • 27conflict — confliction, n. conflictive, conflictory /keuhn flik teuh ree/, adj. v. /keuhn flikt /; n. /kon flikt/, v.i. 1. to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash: The account of one eyewitness… …

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  • 28conflict — 1 noun (C, U) 1 a state of disagreement or argument between people, groups, countries etc: serious political conflict (+ over): conflicts over wage settlements (+ between): the conflict between tradition and innovation | in conflict: permanently… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29conflict — 01. Thousands of people lost their homes and all their belongings in the [conflict] in Kosovo this spring. 02. I can t take that course because the time [conflicts] with my psychology lecture. 03. Witnesses to the murder gave [conflicting]… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 30conflict*/*/ — [ˈkɒnflɪkt] noun [C/U] I 1) angry disagreement between people or groups a conflict between the press and the police[/ex] The management team is keen to resolve the conflict over wages.[/ex] 2) fighting between countries or groups a bloody border… …

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