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conflict

US /ˈkɑnflɪkt/

noun Core · B1 Nhân sự

Definition

an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); --Thomas Paine

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The manager helped solve a conflict between two members of the team.

Synonyms

  • disputea disagreement or argument about something important
  • clasha loud resonant repeating noise
  • frictiona state of conflict between persons

Collocations

  • Easy resolve playground toy sharing dispute conflict
    to settle or solve a problem regarding playground toy sharing dispute conflict
  • Medium disclose potential corporate conflict of interest situations
    to disclose potential corporate conflict of interest situations, meaning to make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
  • Hard mediate protracted geopolitical border conflict through arbitration
    to mediate protracted geopolitical border conflict through arbitration, meaning to act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
  • Very Hard torn by an agonizing conflict between filial duty and conscience
    to torn by an agonizing conflict between filial duty and conscience, meaning to separate or cause to separate abruptly

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