conflict
noun
• a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
• "the eternal conflict between the sexes"
Similar:
dispute,
quarrel,
squabble,
disagreement,
difference of opinion,
dissension,
discord,
friction,
strife,
antagonism,
antipathy,
ill will,
bad blood,
hostility,
falling-out,
disputation,
contention,
clash,
altercation,
shouting match,
exchange,
war of words,
tussle,
fracas,
affray,
wrangle,
tangle,
passage of/at arms,
battle royal,
feud,
schism,
conflict
verb
• be incompatible or at variance; clash.
• "parents' and children's interests sometimes conflict"
Similar:
clash,
be incompatible,
be inconsistent,
be incongruous,
be in opposition,
be at variance,
vary,
be at odds,
be in conflict,
come into conflict,
differ,
diverge,
disagree,
contrast,
collide,
contradictory,
incompatible,
inconsistent,
irreconcilable,
incongruous,
contrary,
opposite,
opposing,
opposed,
antithetical,
clashing,
discordant,
differing,
different,
divergent,
discrepant,
varying,
disagreeing,
contrasting,
at odds,
in opposition,
at variance,
oppugnant,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin conflict- ‘struck together, fought’, from the verb confligere, from con- ‘together’ + fligere ‘to strike’; the noun is via Latin conflictus ‘a contest’.
