All 3 Uses of
conflict
in
Killing Kennedy
- Alone in the dark, his body now cold and his mind a jumble of conflicting thoughts, Kennedy bobs lifelessly.†
p. 28.7 *conflicting = opposing (struggling against each other)
- The razor-sharp creases of his suit pants and his polished shoes give the slim, bespectacled scholar an outward look of complete organization, which conflicts with his internal feelings of utter disarray.†
p. 107.8conflicts = struggles or disagreements
- John Kennedy believes that America needs to end the Vietnam conflict—though he is not quite ready to go public with this.†
p. 156.2conflict = struggle or disagreement
Definition:
a struggle or disagreement
in various senses, including:
- a serious disagreement -- as in "political conflict"
- the tension from two opposing ideas or feelings -- as in "I'm conflicted about where I should go to college."
- a violent fight or war -- as in "the Israeli-Palestinian conflict"
- an idiom that refers to tension between responsibilities to different entities -- "conflict of interest"