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# conflict

noun (a conflict, conflicts); verb (conflict, conflicts, conflicted, conflicting)

«conflict» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A conflict is a serious disagreement or argument. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conflict/#m1)
2. A conflict is a war or fight between countries or groups. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conflict/#m2)
3. If two things conflict, they cannot both be true or happen at the same time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conflict/#m3)
4. In stories, the conflict is the main problem the characters must face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conflict/#m4)

### In the lessons

In English lessons, every story has a conflict (a problem) and a resolution. In history, conflicts are wars and battles. In everyday life and school, conflict resolution means solving arguments calmly. When two clubs are at the same time, they conflict. Phrases: in conflict with, conflict resolution, conflict of interest, conflicting advice.

### Examples

- The two friends had a conflict over the football. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conflict/#x1)
- Many people lost their homes in the conflict. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conflict/#x2)
- The story's conflict is that the dragon has stolen the gold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conflict/#x3)
- Choir practice conflicts with football training. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conflict/#x4)
- We learned how to solve conflicts calmly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conflict/#x5)
- The two reports gave conflicting numbers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conflict/#x6)
- The teacher helped settle the conflict. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conflict/#x7)
- A SERPENT and an Eagle were struggling with each other in deadly conflict. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conflict/#x8)

### Note

As a noun, stress the first part: CON-flict. As a verb, stress the second part: con-FLICT. «Conflicting» means disagreeing. In maths, if two pieces of information conflict, one of them must be wrong — check them.

## In Jewish tradition

In English lessons, every story has a conflict (a problem) and a resolution. In history, conflicts are wars and battles. In everyday life and school, conflict resolution means solving arguments calmly. When two clubs are at the same time, they conflict. Phrases: in conflict with, conflict resolution, conflict of interest, conflicting advice.

### Examples

- He made them as a conflict, drew them up like a wall; and set one against the other as in warfare. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/conflict/#x1)
- He made them as a conflict, drew them up like a wall ; and set one against the other as in warfare. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/conflict/#x2)

### Note

As a noun, stress the first part: CON-flict. As a verb, stress the second part: con-FLICT. «Conflicting» means disagreeing. In maths, if two pieces of information conflict, one of them must be wrong — check them.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «conflict» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conflict/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«conflict» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/conflict.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «conflict» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/conflict/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«conflict» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/conflict.html) on Mova free.