n. coming into conflict with

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"

v. have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"

v. take exception to; "She challenged his claims"

n. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

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"

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"

n. bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension

n. the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"

n. a struggle between rivals

n. a public act of violence by an unruly mob

n. an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"

n. an unceremonious and disorganized struggle

n. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord"

n. a bitter quarrel between two parties

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"

n. putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"

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

n. noisy quarrel

n. a quarrel about petty points

n. a mutual promise to marry

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

v. prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"

v. attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source; "The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness"

v. be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"

v. be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"

v. disagree violently; "We clashed over the new farm policies"

v. refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"

v. deny the truth of

v. attack as false or wrong

v. suspect to be false

v. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

v. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"

v. act in opposition to