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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Conflict

Cŏn'flĭct, n.

noun

n. [Lat. conflictus, Sp. conflicto, It. conflitto, Fr. conflit.]

Sense 1. A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves.

Sense 2. A striving to oppose or overcome; contest; strife; combat; collision.

As soon as he [Atterbury] was himself again, he became eager for action and conflict. Macaulay.

Sense 3. The last struggle of life; agony; as, the conflict with death. Thomson.

Synonyms—Contest; collision; struggle; combat; strife; contention; battle; fight; pang; agony. See CONTEST.

Con-flict', v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [imp. & p. p. CONFLICTED; p. pr. & vb. n. CONFLICTING.] [Lat. confligere, conflictum, from con and fligere, to strike.]

  1. To strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision; to collide; as, conflicting waves. “Conflicting elements.” Shak.
  2. To maintain a conflict; to contend; to engage in strife; as, conflicting armies; conflicting passions. Hurd.

Syn.—To fight; contend; contest; resist; struggle; combat; strive; battle.