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conflict
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  • In political discussions, I try to avoid conflict by looking for areas of agreement.
  • Far removed from the conflict and the reality of what they have done.  (source)
    conflict = struggle or disagreement
  • The group was to remain there at the oasis until the conflict between the tribes was over.  (source)
    conflict = war
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  • He wrote opinion pieces in newspapers saying that the conflict in Swat had been manufactured.  (source)
    conflict = battle
  • This is what I tell myself to explain the conflicting emotions that arise when I think of Peeta.  (source)
    conflicting = opposing (struggling against each other)
  • Male lions occasionally fight to the death; rival bull elephants lock tusks and demolish the ground beneath their feet as they tear at each other's flesh. Though very ritualized, the conflicts can still end in mutilations.  (source)
    conflicts = battles (struggles)
  • He is conflicted.  (source)
    conflicted = with opposing feelings
  • We're moving the tugs to prevent confliction.†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.
  • Only the overseer drew simple, unconflicting emotions of hatred and fear when he appeared briefly.†  (source)
    unconflicting = not creating disagreement or struggle
    standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unconflicting means not and reverses the meaning of conflicting. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
  • For years my father and I had been locked in conflict, an endless battle of wills.  (source)
    conflict = struggle or disagreement
  • Mr. Birkway liked this passage because it showed conflicting feelings about someone.  (source)
    conflicting = opposing (struggling against each other)
  • Those two were the best of friends and Matthew thanked his stars many a time and oft that he had nothing to do with bringing her up. That was Marilla's exclusive duty; if it had been his he would have been worried over frequent conflicts between inclination and said duty.  (source)
    conflicts = struggles or disagreements
  • Reunited, they end up in conflicted homes.†  (source)
    conflicted = tension from opposing ideas or feelings
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