conflict
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph
Types & categories
- group action hypernym
- class struggle hyponym
- insurrection hyponym
- counterinsurgency hyponym
- strife hyponym
- tug-of-war hyponym
- turf war hyponym
- fighting hyponym
- feud hyponym
- warfare hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
be in conflict
The two proposals conflict!
Types & categories
- counterpoint hypernym
- jar hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
he was immobilized by conflict and indecision
Types & categories
- ambivalence hypernym
Related & opposite
- conflict derivation
Sense 4 verb
go against, as of rules and laws
He ran afoul of the law
Types & categories
- breach hypernym
Related & opposite
- violation derivation
- infringement derivation
- contravention derivation
- conflict derivation
Sense 5 noun
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
Types & categories
- military action hypernym
- Armageddon hyponym
- pitched battle hyponym
- naval battle hyponym
- combat hyponym
- dogfight hyponym
- assault hyponym
- Battle of Britain instance hyponym
- Drogheda instance hyponym
Parts & wholes
- war part holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 noun
a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post
Types & categories
- state hypernym
- friction hyponym
- clash hyponym
- disagreement hyponym
Related & opposite
- contravene derivation
- conflict derivation
Sense 7 noun
an incompatibility of dates or events
he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings
Types & categories
- incompatibility hypernym
Related & opposite
- conflict derivation
Sense 8 noun
opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
this form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing
Types & categories
- oppositeness hypernym
Sense 9 noun
a disagreement or argument about something important
he had a dispute with his wife
Types & categories
- disagreement hypernym
- collision hyponym
- controversy hyponym
- gap hyponym
- quarrel hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fight |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | battle |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | group action |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | class struggle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | insurrection |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | counterinsurgency |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | strife |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tug-of-war |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | turf war |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fighting |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | feud |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | warfare |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | conflict |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | conflict |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | conflict |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | counterpoint |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | jar |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | conflict |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | ambivalence |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | violation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | infringement |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | contravention |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | conflict |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | breach |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | fight |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | battle |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | wage |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 5 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | war |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | military action |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Armageddon |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pitched battle |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | naval battle |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | combat |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | dogfight |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | assault |
| 5 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Battle of Britain |
| 5 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Drogheda |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | contravene |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | conflict |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | state |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | friction |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | clash |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | disagreement |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | conflict |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | incompatibility |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | oppositeness |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | quarrel |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | disagree |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | dispute |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | combative |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | disagreement |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | collision |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | controversy |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | gap |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | quarrel |