I.
noun
1 fight/argument
ADJECTIVE
▪ great , major
▪ bitter , brutal , serious , violent
▪ escalating , increasing
▪ constant , continued , continuing , ongoing
▪ long-running , long-standing , prolonged , protracted
▪ unresolved
▪
He is in constant ~ 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 ~,
VERB + CONFLICT
▪ bring sb/sth into , cause , come into , create , lead to , provoke
▪
His work brought him into ~ with more conventional scientists.
▪
The decision led to a bitter ~ between the management and unions.
▪ avert , avoid , prevent
▪
They hid their feelings to avoid ~.
▪ handle , manage
▪
There is more to a successful relationship than simply managing ~.
▪ end , resolve , settle , solve
▪
The UN are hoping to resolve the ~ quickly.
CONFLICT + VERB
▪ arise (from sth) , occur
▪
The ~ arose from different ambitions within the team.
▪ erupt , flare up
▪ rage
▪ escalate , intensify
▪ revolve around sth
▪ begin , end
PREPOSITION
▪ during a/the ~ , in a/the ~
▪
Thousands have been arrested in violent ethnic ~s in the region.
▪ in ~
▪
They found themselves in ~ over the future of the company.
▪ in ~ with
▪
in ~ with management
▪ ~ about , ~ over
▪
a ~ over ownership of the land
▪ ~ between
▪
~s between different ethnic groups
▪ ~ with
▪
to end the ~ with France
▪ ~ within
▪
serious ~s within the ruling party
PHRASES
▪ an area of ~ , a source of ~
▪ in direct ~ with sb
2 difference between ideas, wishes, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ fundamental , irreconcilable , serious , sharp
▪ direct
▪ inherent
▪
the inherent ~ between what farmers and environmentalists want
▪ inner
▪ emotional , ideological
▪ personality
CONFLICT + NOUN
▪ situation
▪ management , resolution
▪
the key to successful ~ management
▪ avoidance
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~ with
▪
in direct ~ with his wishes
▪ ~ between
▪
the ~ between science and religion
▪ ~ of
▪
a serious ~ of opinion
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of interest , a ~ of interests ( esp. BrE )
▪ a ~ of loyalties
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ apparently , seemingly
▪
how to reconcile apparently ~ing goals
▪ potentially
▪
potentially ~ing values
PREPOSITION
▪ with
▪
His opinions ~ed with mine.
Conflict is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ finding