Both Uses of
conflict
in
Nothing but the Truth
- Throughout the U.S. we find that the aging population (living on restricted and/or shrinking incomes in an inflation-prone world), along with reduced government support of education, conflicts with the needs of young people who live in a society that demands educational excellence even while promoting passive acceptance of mass-media culture.†
p. 16.6conflicts = struggles or disagreements
- MR. DUVAL: Dr. Doane, I hope I can understand your conflict.†
p. 151.9 *conflict = 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"