conflict

Definitions


[ˈkɒnflɪkt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one
(e.g: the eternal conflict between the sexes)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin conflict- ‘struck together, fought’, from the verb confligere, from con- ‘together’ + fligere ‘to strike’; the noun is via Latin conflictus ‘a contest’


[kənˈflɪkt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- be incompatible or at variance; clash
(e.g: parents' and children's interests sometimes conflict)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin conflict- ‘struck together, fought’, from the verb confligere, from con- ‘together’ + fligere ‘to strike’; the noun is via Latin conflictus ‘a contest’




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