conflict noun [C or U] (ARGUING OR FIGHTING)
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conflict between There was a lot of conflict between him and his father.
bring someone into conflict with someone/something His outspoken views would frequently bring him into conflict with the president.
- argumentI don't want to get into an argument with you about this.
- disagreementThere was a disagreement over who should pay the bill.
- quarrelThere were bitter quarrels between the two neighbours.
- rowUK My parents had a row about money.
- squabbleI'm always dealing with squabbles between the children.
- tiffShe had a tiff with her boyfriend last night.
- Both sides involved in the conflict made some concessions in yesterday's talks.
- An independent adviser has been brought in to conciliate between the two sides involved in the conflict.
- The conflict destabilized the whole region.
- They had worked for peace during the long era of conflict.
- The ambassador has offered to act as a go-between for the two countries involved in the conflict.
- argy-bargy
- be (on) non-speakers idiom
- belligerence
- bickering
- blow (someone/something) up
- bust up
- clash
- contentiousness
- contretemps
- cut and thrust idiom
- ding-dong
- dispute
- dust-up
- hostility
- kerfuffle
- logjam
- pile
- rhubarb
- scrap
- spat
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conflict noun [C or U] (DIFFERENCE)
conflict between Is a conflict between protection of the environment and economic growth inevitable?
- She finds that many women face a conflict between career responsibilities and raising a family.
- I have sometimes felt a conflict between my faith and my political principles.
- We never saw any conflict in being businesspeople and being environmentalists.