Conflict vs. Confrontation
Difference Between Conflict and Confrontation
Conflictnoun
A 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.Confrontationnoun
The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
Conflictnoun
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.Confrontationnoun
A conflict between armed forces.
Conflictverb
(intransitive) To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible
Confrontationnoun
a bold challenge
Conflictverb
(intransitive) To overlap (with), as in a schedule.
Your conference call conflicts with my older one: please reschedule.It appears that our schedules conflict.Confrontationnoun
discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
Conflictnoun
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals);
the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumphpolice tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobsConfrontationnoun
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
Conflictnoun
opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings;
he was immobilized by conflict and indecisionConfrontationnoun
the act of opposing groups confronting each other;
the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unionsthe invaders encountered stiff oppositionConflictnoun
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war;
Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamaugahe lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagementConfrontationnoun
a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
Conflictnoun
a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests;
his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the posta conflict of loyaltiesConflictnoun
an incompatibility of dates or events;
he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetingsConflictnoun
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 writingConflictnoun
a disagreement or argument about something important;
he had a dispute with his wifethere were irreconcilable differencesthe familiar conflict between Republicans and DemocratsConflictverb
be in conflict;
The two proposals conflict!Conflictverb
go against, as of rules and laws;
He ran afould of the lawThis behavior conflicts with our rules
