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How to pronounce conflict
Say it like this: /ˈkɔn.flɪkt/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does conflict mean?
nounA clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
“The conflict between the government and the rebels began three years ago.”
An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.
“I wanted to attend the meeting but there's a conflict in my schedule that day.”
in fiction/literature, opposing forces that create uncertainty as to whether the character(s) will achieve their goal(s).
verbTo be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible
To overlap (with), as in a schedule.
“It appears that our schedules conflict.”
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