Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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conflict | Yes | No | Yes | No |
struggle | Yes | No | Yes | No |
conflict (noun) | struggle (noun) |
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an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) | strenuous effort |
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war | an energetic attempt to achieve something |
an incompatibility of dates or events | an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) |
a disagreement or argument about something important | |
opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings | |
opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot) | |
a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests |
conflict (verb) | struggle (verb) |
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go against, as of rules and laws | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight |
be in conflict | to exert strenuous effort against opposition |
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling | |
make a strenuous or labored effort |