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conflict 争い
conflict 戦い
conflict 争う
 
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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]