WHAT IS ‘CONFLICT’? WHAT CAN IT BE???. a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for.

WHAT IS ‘CONFLICT’? WHAT CAN IT BE???

a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties"

an incompatibility of dates or events; "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"

be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!"

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"

• an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried ...

• opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"

• battle: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

• go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behaviour conflicts with our rules"

• dispute: a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"

EXAMPLES OF CONFLICT...

Conflict is an everyday occurrence…

MAN VS MAN

Conflict between one person and another or a group

MAN VS SOCIETY

Conflict between an individual and the laws, values or beliefs of a group

MAN VS NATURE

Conflict between an individual and the environment

MAN VS HIMSELF

Conflict within