CONFLICT

conflict. conflict, battaile, strife, fight

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conflict. Conflict, n. a contest, struggle, combat, agony

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Con″flict (?), n. [[L. conflictus a striking together, fr. confligere, -flictum, to strike together, to fight: cf. F. conflit, formerly also conflict. See Conflict, v.]] 1. 1. A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves.
2. 2. A strife for the mastery; hostile contest; battle; struggle; fighting.
As soon as he was himself again, he became eager for action and conflict. Macaulay. An irrepressible conflict between opposing and enduring forces. W. H. Seward. Conflict of laws, that branch of jurisprudence which deals with individual litigation claimed to be subject to the conflicting laws of two or more states or nations; — often used as synonymous with Private international law. Syn. — Contest; collision; struggle; combat; strife; contention; battle; fight; encounter. See Contest.