■ noun 'kɒnflɪkt a serious disagreement or argument.
↘a prolonged armed struggle.
↘an incompatibility between opinions, principles, etc.
■ verb kən'flɪkt [often as adjective ~ing ] be incompatible or at variance; clash.
Derivatives
~ual adjective
Origin
ME: from L. ~- , confligere 'strike together, fight', from con- 'together' + fligere 'to strike'; the noun is via L. ~us 'a contest'.