conflict :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. an incompatibility of dates or events; "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"

n. opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"

n. a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties"

struggle, battle

n. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

be in conflict

v. be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!"

brawl, free-for-all

n. a noisy fight in a crowd

hassle, scuffle, tussle, rough-and-tumble

n. disorderly fighting

brush, encounter, clash, skirmish

n. a minor short-term fight

contest

n. a struggle between rivals

contravention

n. coming into conflict with

opposition, confrontation

n. the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"

affray, altercation, fracas

n. noisy quarrel

melee, scrimmage, battle royal

n. a noisy riotous fight

row, quarrel, words, wrangle, run-in, dustup

n. an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"

encounter, confrontation, showdown

n. a hostile disagreement face-to-face

meeting, coming together

n. the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"

tilt, contention, argument, controversy, contestation, arguing

n. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"

debate, disputation, public debate

n. the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)

dissent, dissidence

n. disagreement; especially disagreement with the government

variation, variance

n. an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"

discord, dissension

n. disagreement among those expected to cooperate

dispute, difference of opinion

n. a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"

treatment, discourse, discussion

n. an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"

polemic

n. a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)

differ

v. be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect"

discord, disagree, disaccord

v. be different from one another

accord, agreement

n. harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement"

harmony, concord

n. a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole

peace

n. the state prevailing during the absence of war

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