definition of
conflict

[1] #1 conflict n. [struggle, battle] an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs". wn

[2] #2 conflict n. opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision". wn

[3] #3 conflict n. [battle, fight, engagement] a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement". wn

[4] #4 conflict v. be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!". wn

[5] #5 conflict n. a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties". wn