How to spell conflict

Conflict is spelled C-O-N-F-L-I-C-T.

hear itcon·flict/'kة‘nflةھkt/nounRules and real life

What it means: A disagreement or argument.

In a sentence: When two friends want the same toy, they might have a conflict.

Same family: conflicts, conflicted, conflicting, conflictive, contradict. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Conflict” comes from Latin *confligere*, meaning “to strike together” or “to clash.” Over time, English began to use it not only for physical clashes in battle but also for clashes between ideas, rules, or schedules—as in laws that conflict.

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