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Definition of Conflict

Conflict

  1. A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves.
  2. A strife for the mastery; hostile contest; battle; struggle; fighting.
  3. To strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision; to collide.
  4. To maintain a conflict; to contend; to engage in strife or opposition; to struggle.
  5. To be in opposition; to be contradictory.

Conflict Quotations

The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
Lao Tzu

Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar.
Abraham Lincoln

Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.
William James
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Conflict Translations

conflict in Dutch is conflict
conflict in Finnish is ristiriita
conflict in French is conflit, conflictuelle
conflict in German is Konflikt
conflict in Italian is conflitto
conflict in Latin is pugna
conflict in Portuguese is conflito
conflict in Spanish is conflicto
conflict in Swedish is konflikt

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