different between conflict vs dissidence

English

Etymology

From Latin conflictus, past participle of confligere (“to strike together”), from com- (“together”) (a form of con-) + fligere (“to strike”).

Pronunciation

• Noun
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?n.fl?kt/
  • (US) enPR: k?n'fl?kt, IPA^(key): /?k?n.fl?kt/
• Verb
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /k?n?fl?kt/
  • (US) enPR: k?nfl?kt', k?n'fl?kt, IPA^(key): /k?n?fl?kt/, /?k?n.fl?kt/

Noun

conflict (countable and uncountable, plural conflicts)

1. A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.

2. An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

conflict (third-person singular simple present conflicts, present participle conflicting, simple past and past participle conflicted)

1. (intransitive) To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible
2. (intransitive) To overlap (with), as in a schedule.

   Your conference call conflicts with my older one: please reschedule.

   It appears that our schedules conflict.

Derived terms

• conflicted

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “conflict”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• conflict at OneLook Dictionary Search

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin c?nfl?ctus, past participle of confligere (“to strike together”), from com- (“together”) (a form of con-) + fligere (“to strike”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?fl?kt/
• Hyphenation: con?flict
• Rhymes: -?kt

Noun

conflict n (plural conflicten, diminutive conflictje n)

1. A conflict, clash or dispute

Derived terms

• belangenconflict
• conflictdiamant
• conflicthaard
• conflictmineraal
• conflictsituatie
• conflictstof

Related terms

• conflictueus

Descendants

• Afrikaans: konflik
• ? Indonesian: konflik
• ? West Frisian: konflikt

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin conflictus

Noun

conflict n (plural conflicte)

1. conflict

Declension

English

Etymology

From Latin disside? (“disagree”, literally “sit apart”), from dis- + sede? (“sit”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?s?d?ns/

Noun

dissidence (countable and uncountable, plural dissidences)

1. The state of being dissident; dissent

French

Etymology

From Latin dissidentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.si.d??s/

Noun

dissidence f (plural dissidences)

1. dissent, dissidence

Related terms

• dissident

Further reading

• “dissidence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).