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Noun
S: (n) conflict, struggle, battle (an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)) "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
S: (n) conflict (opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings) "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"
S: (n) battle, conflict, fight, engagement (a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war) "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
S: (n) conflict (a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests) "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties"
S: (n) conflict (an incompatibility of dates or events) "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"
S: (n) conflict (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"
S: (n) antipode (direct opposite) "quiet: an antipode to focused busyness"
S: (n) antithesis (exact opposite) "his theory is the antithesis of mine"
S: (n) conflict (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"
S: (n) contrast, direct contrast (the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared) "in contrast to"; "by contrast"
S: (n) flip side (a different aspect of something (especially the opposite aspect)) "the flip side of your positive qualities sometimes get out of control"; "on the flip side of partnerships he talked about their competition"
S: (n) mutual opposition, polarity (a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies) "he viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil"
S: (n) polarity, sign (having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)) "he got the polarity of the battery reversed"; "charges of opposite sign"
S: (n) tertium quid (some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from both)
S: (n) reverse, contrary, opposite (a relation of direct opposition) "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
S: (n) inverse, opposite (something inverted in sequence or character or effect) "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"
S: (n) antagonism (the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors) "the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism"
S: (n) dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict (a disagreement or argument about something important) "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"
S: (v) conflict (be in conflict) "The two proposals conflict!"
S: (v) conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene (go against, as of rules and laws) "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
S: (v) transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break (act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises) "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"