1.an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals);
the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph--Thomas Paine
2.opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings;
he was immobilized by conflict and indecision
3.a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war;
Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
4.a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests;
his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post
5.an incompatibility of dates or events;
he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings
6.opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot);
this form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing
7.a disagreement or argument about something important;
he had a dispute with his wife
1.be in conflict;
The two proposals conflict!
2.go against, as of rules and laws;
He ran afould of the law