Sekirov Dictionary

conflict

UK /ˈkɒn.flɪkt/US /ˈkɑn.flɪkt/

noun 3
/kənˈflɪkt/ verb 2
forms 3
phrases 1

noun3

•
a serious argument or fight between sides that want opposite things, sometimes with violence
- The conflict between the government and the rebels began three years ago.
in fiction/literature, opposing forces that create uncertainty as to whether the character(s) will achieve their goal(s).
•
An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.
- I wanted to attend the meeting but there's a conflict in my schedule that day.

conflict

/kənˈflɪkt/

verb2

•
To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible
- [T. E.] Lawrence said that in the end he felt himself to be fighting not for the imperial British but for the rebellious Arabs. All too often he conflicted with British bureaucratic fustiness. — 2014
•
To overlap (with), as in a schedule.
- Your conference call conflicts with my older one: please reschedule.
- It appears that our schedules conflict.

forms

conflicted · conflicting · conflicts

Phrases with conflict

conflict out
To eliminate (a legal representative) due to a conflict of interest.

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