Betekenis van conflict In het Nederlands

• 0 an active disagreement between people with opposing opinions or principles:

  • There was a lot of conflict between him and his father.

  • It was an unpopular policy and caused a number of conflicts within the party.

  • His outspoken views would frequently bring him into conflict with the president.

  • We wish to avoid conflict between our countries if at all possible.

• 1 If beliefs, needs, or facts, etc. conflict, they are very different and cannot easily exist together or both be true:

  • The results of the new research would seem to conflict with existing theories.

• 2 to fight or disagree actively:

  • If the two sides conflict with each other again, it will be disastrous for party unity.

• 3 an active disagreement, as between opposing opinions or needs:

  • [ C ] Conflicts between parents and children become more frequent when the children become teenagers.

  • [ U ] This technology may be in conflict with copyright law.

  • [ C ] Negotiations with both sides have not yet led to a resolution of the conflict.

• 4 the forces that oppose each other to create the plot in a story, book, or film

• 5 to be in active disagreement, as between opposing opinions or needs:

  • We received reports that conflict with each other.

• 6 a serious disagreement between people, organizations, or countries with opposing opinions:

  • conflict (with sb) (over sth) In that year conflict with the government over pay settlements led to an unprecedented civil service strike.

  • come into conflict (with sb) It is only to be expected that members of your team will come into conflict with each other at some point.

  • It was a controversial decision and caused a number of conflicts within the workforce.

  • Managers will need to ensure that strategies for conflict resolution (= finding a solution to a disagreement) are in place.

• 7 a situation in which there are opposing demands or ideas and a choice has to be made between them:

  • conflict between sth and sth The situation becomes more difficult when there is a conflict between the needs of internal and external stakeholders.

  • come into conflict (with sth) If we go ahead with this, we may come into conflict with health and safety regulations.

• 8 if beliefs, needs, facts, etc. conflict, they are very different and cannot easily exist together or both be true:

  • conflict (with sth) Consideration of ethical and environmental impacts can sometimes conflict with economic goals.