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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈflɪktɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kən flik′ting)

con•flict•ing (kən flik′ting),USA pronunciation adj.

being in conflict or disagreement;
not compatible:conflicting viewpoints.

conflict + -ing² 1600–10

con•flict′ing•ly, adv.

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conflicting /kənˈflɪktɪŋ/ adj

clashing; contradictory: conflicting rumours

conˈflictingly adv

con•flict (v. v.

to disagree;
be in opposition;
clash: [no object]Our views conflict.[~ + with + object]My views on language learning conflict with yours.

a fight, battle, or struggle: [uncountable]Armed conflict is not the only way to solve disputes.[countable]conflicts that lasted for months.
disagreement;
quarrel;
argument: [uncountable;
sometimes: in + ~]The department was in conflict over the hiring of full professors.[countable]A conflict arose when the department tried to hire a famous professor.

con•flict•ing, adj.: conflicting points of view.

con•flict (v. kən flikt′;n. kon′flikt),USA pronunciation v.i.

to come into collision or disagreement;
be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition;
clash:The account of one eyewitness conflicted with that of the other. My class conflicts with my going to the concert.
to fight or contend;
do battle.

a fight, battle, or struggle, esp. a prolonged struggle;
strife.
controversy;
quarrel:conflicts between parties.
discord of action, feeling, or effect;
antagonism or opposition, as of interests or principles:a conflict of ideas.
a striking together;
collision.
incompatibility or interference, as of one idea, desire, event, or activity with another:a conflict in the schedule.
Psychology, Psychiatrya mental struggle arising from opposing demands or impulses.

Latin conflīctus, past participle of conflīgere, or by verb, verbal use of the noun, nominal
Latin conflīctus a striking together, equivalent. to conflīg(ere) to strike together, contend (con- con- + flīgere to strike) + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action; (verb, verbal)
late Middle English (noun, nominal) 1375–1425

con•flic′tion, n.

fight.

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conflict n /ˈkɒnflɪkt/

a struggle or clash between opposing forces; battle
a state of opposition between ideas, interests, etc; disagreement or controversy
opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible wishes or drives, sometimes leading to a state of emotional tension and thought to be responsible for neuroses

vb /kənˈflɪkt/ (intransitive)

to come into opposition; clash
to fight

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin conflictus, from conflīgere to combat, from flīgere to strikeconˈfliction n

'conflicting' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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