English | Japanese |
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conflict | 争い |
conflict | 戦い |
conflict | 争う |
English - Wordnet 3.0 | |
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NOUN (7) 1. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); - Example: "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine - Example: "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" [syn: conflict, struggle, battle] 2. opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; - Example: "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision" 3. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; - Example: "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga" - Example: "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" [syn: battle, conflict, fight, engagement] 4. a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; - Example: "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post" - Example: "a conflict of loyalties" 5. an incompatibility of dates or events; - Example: "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings" 6. opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot); - Example: "this form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing" 7. a disagreement or argument about something important; - Example: "he had a dispute with his wife" - Example: "there were irreconcilable differences" - Example: "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats" [syn: dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict] VERB (2) 1. be in conflict; - Example: "The two proposals conflict!" 2. go against, as of rules and laws; - Example: "He ran afoul of the law" - Example: "This behavior conflicts with our rules" [syn: conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene] |