- conflict
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 fight/argumentADJECTIVE▪ great, major▪ bitter, brutal, serious, violent▪ escalating, increasing▪ constant, continued, continuing, ongoing▪ long-running, long-standing, prolonged, protracted▪ unresolved▪
He is in constant conflict with the authorities.
▪ open, overt▪ global, internal, international, interstate, regional▪ armed, military▪ domestic, family, generational, interpersonal (esp. AmE), marital (AmE)▪ civil, class, cultural, ethnic, industrial, political, religious, sectarian, social▪ future, impending, potential▪Our ability to mobilize large numbers of trained men in time of emergency could forestall future conflict,
VERB + CONFLICT▪ bring sb/sth into, cause, come into, create, lead to, provoke▪His work brought him into conflict with more conventional scientists.
▪The decision led to a bitter conflict between the management and unions.
▪ avert, avoid, prevent▪They hid their feelings to avoid conflict.
▪ handle, manage▪There is more to a successful relationship than simply managing conflict.
▪ end, resolve, settle, solve▪The UN are hoping to resolve the conflict quickly.
CONFLICT + VERB▪ arise (from sth), occur▪The conflict arose from different ambitions within the team.
▪ erupt, flare up▪ rage▪ escalate, intensify▪ revolve around sth▪ begin, endPREPOSITION▪ during a/the conflict, in a/the conflict▪Thousands have been arrested in violent ethnic conflicts in the region.
▪ in conflict▪They found themselves in conflict over the future of the company.
▪ in conflict with▪in conflict with management
▪ conflict about, conflict over▪a conflict over ownership of the land
▪ conflict between▪conflicts between different ethnic groups
▪ conflict with▪to end the conflict with France
▪ conflict within▪serious conflicts within the ruling party
PHRASES▪ an area of conflict, a source of conflict▪ in direct conflict with sb2 difference between ideas, wishes, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ fundamental, irreconcilable, serious, sharp▪ direct▪ inherent▪the inherent conflict between what farmers and environmentalists want
▪ inner▪ emotional, ideological▪ personalityCONFLICT + NOUN▪ situation▪ management, resolution▪the key to successful conflict management
▪ avoidancePREPOSITION▪ in conflict with▪in direct conflict with his wishes
▪ conflict between▪the conflict between science and religion
▪ conflict of▪a serious conflict of opinion
PHRASES▪ a conflict of interest, a conflict of interests (esp. BrE)▪ a conflict of loyalties{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbADVERB▪ apparently, seemingly▪how to reconcile apparently conflicting goals
▪ potentially▪potentially conflicting values
PREPOSITION▪ with▪His opinions conflicted with mine.
Conflict is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑finding
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
