Engelsk navneord: conflict | |||
1. | conflict (om handling) an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph. Police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | battle, struggle | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | group action | ||
Mere specifikke termer | class struggle, class war, class warfare, combat, counterinsurgency, feud, fight, fighting, insurrection, pacification, rebellion, revolt, rising, scrap, strife, tug-of-war, turf war, uprising, war, warfare | ||
2. | conflict (om fornemmelse) opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He was immobilized by conflict and indecision. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | ambivalence, ambivalency | ||
3. | conflict (om handling) a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga. He lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | battle, engagement, fight | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | action, military action | ||
Mere specifikke termer | Armageddon, armed combat, assault, combat, dogfight, naval battle, pitched battle | ||
Eksempler på forekomster af mere specifikke termer | Battle of Britain, Drogheda | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | war, warfare | ||
Overordnet emneområde | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
4. | conflict (om tilstand) a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post. A conflict of loyalties. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | state | ||
Mere specifikke termer | clash, clash, disagreement, dissension, dissonance, friction | ||
5. | conflict (om egenskab) an incompatibility of dates or events | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | incompatibility | ||
6. | conflict opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | This form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | oppositeness, opposition | ||
7. | conflict (om kommunikation) a disagreement or argument about something important | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He had a dispute with his wife. There were irreconcilable differences. The familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | difference, difference of opinion, dispute | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | disagreement | ||
Mere specifikke termer | arguing, argument, collision, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, dustup, gap, quarrel, row, run-in, tilt, words, wrangle | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: conflict | |||
1. | conflict (om tilstand) be in conflict | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The two proposals conflict!. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | contrast, counterpoint | ||
Mere specifikke termer | clash, collide, jar | ||
2. | conflict (om adfærd) go against, as of rules and laws | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He ran afoul of the law. This behavior conflicts with our rules. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | contravene, infringe, run afoul | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate | ||