A broad term regarding an interaction between people with differing interests which are perceived as incompatible Derived from the Latin conflictus, meaning "to strike together " Conflict is often inevitable, but constructive outcomes from conflict are frequently possible Conflicts involving a definable number of parties are usually referred to as disputes, which differ substantially from large scale conflicts that arise between entire population groups, i e ethnic or national
A conflict occurs when two or more bills amend or repeal the same ORS section, although there may be no substantive conflict in the proposed legislation The Oregon Constitution allows the compilation of more than one amendment unless the amendments conflict in purpose
This is the glue that holds the Story Beats together For our purposes, it's the smallest "unit" of story that comprises a beginning, middle and end, and is variously also termed a Subplot or Thread
a struggle between opposing forces, such as between two people, a person and something in nature or society, or even between two drives, impulses, or parts of the self Close Window
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"
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"
when individuals or groups are in opposition Conflict can take many forms, such as: war between countries; violence within a country; the abuse of a human right; or violence in the home
Used when describing a junction Conflict refers to a point where flows of traffic going in different directions must compete with each other for road space: for example, the point where a road feeds on to a roundabout is an obvious point of conflict The less conflicts a junction has, the more smoothly it will flow Free-flow junctions omit almost all conflicts; grade-separated junctions remove conflicts from the main through route
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"
The part of the plot that establishes an opposition that becomes a point of interest Can be an opposition between characters, between a character and environment, between elements in a character's personality, etc
An uncomfortable internal feeling associated with not getting the things one wants or feeling undecided about what to do in a situation Conflict is another term for a dispute
A divergence of goals, objectives or expectations between individuals or groups Conflict occurs when two or more people compete over limited resources and/or perceived or actual incompatible goals Back
when two applications or extensions try to use the same computer resource at the same time, resulting in a crash of the application, extension, or System; the result of this conflict
A situation short of hostilities in which at least one side considers, threatens or demonstrates willingness to use military force to deal with the dispute, but has not actually done so Phase 2 of the MIT Model
When two developers make changes to their working copies of the same file and commit them to the repository, their work may conflict When this happens, CVS will detect the conflict and require someone to resolve resolve it before committing their changes
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"
[ 'kän-"flikt ] (noun.) 15th century. From Latin conflictus, past participle of confligere (“to strike together”), from com- (“together”) (a form of con-) + fligere (“to strike”)