conflict

B1 Topic:War & Conflict

US /ˈkɑn.flɪkt/ UK /ˈkɒn.flɪkt/ See IPA manual

Freq #4402

Meanings

1

noun
A serious disagreement or fight between people or groups.

The conflict between the government and the rebels began three years ago.
2

noun
A situation in which two things, plans, or needs cannot exist or happen together.

There's a conflict in my schedule, so I can't attend both meetings.
3

verb
To disagree with or be opposed to something else.

His version of events conflicts with hers.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a serious disagreement or... struggle clash

3 verb · to disagree with or be... clash

Word family

Forms conflictedconflictingconflicts

Derived forms anticonflictconflict-freeconflict-riddenconflictarianconflictedconflictfulconflictionalconflictiveconflictlessconflictoryconflictualcyberconflict

Simplified etymology

Conflict comes from Latin conflict-, meaning “struck together” or “fought,” from the verb confligere, formed from con- “together” and fligere “to strike.”

Etymology

From Latin conflictus, past participle of confligere (“to strike together”), from com- (“together”) (a form of con-) + fligere (“to strike”).

conflictus Latin

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Topics

War & Conflict

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# conflict

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑn.flɪkt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒn.flɪkt/
**Frequency rank:** 4402

## Meanings
1. A serious disagreement or fight between people or groups.
2. A situation in which two things, plans, or needs cannot exist or happen together.
3. To disagree with or be opposed to something else.

## Examples
- The conflict between the government and the rebels began three years ago.
- There's a conflict in my schedule, so I can't attend both meetings.
- His version of events conflicts with hers.

## Derived Forms
- anticonflict
- conflict-free
- conflict-ridden
- conflictarian
- conflicted
- conflictful
- conflictional
- conflictive
- conflictless
- conflictory
- conflictual
- cyberconflict

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: conflictus

## Etymology
From Latin conflictus, past participle of confligere (“to strike together”), from com- (“together”) (a form of con-) + fligere (“to strike”).

## AI Etymology
conflict is a noun and verb. It is from Latin conflictus, past participle of confligere (“to strike together”), from com- (“together”) (a form of con-) + fligere (“to strike”). Historical forms in the chain include conflictus (Latin). Current senses include a serious disagreement or fight between people or groups, a situation in which two things, plans, or needs cannot exist or happen together, and to disagree with or be opposed to something else. Derived forms include anticonflict, conflict-free, conflict-ridden, conflictarian, and conflicted.

## Topics
- War & Conflict

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