What is considered a conflict?
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What is considered a conflict?
Conflicts can occur when an individual makes or influences a decision and does so for some personal gain that may be unfair, unethical, or even illegal. Even if we never act on them, there may be an appearance that a conflict of interest has influenced our decisions. Consider this example.
What is the verb of conflict?
verb (used without object) to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash: The account of one eyewitness conflicted with that of the other. My class conflicts with my going to the concert. to fight or contend; do battle.
What is opposite conflict?
“Countries in this region have lived in peace with each other for decades.”…What is the opposite of conflict?
| peace | accord |
|---|---|
| armistice | conciliation |
| concord | harmony |
| pacification | reconciliation |
| amity | ceasefire |
What is a conflict of opposing ideas?
controversy; quarrel: conflicts between parties. discord of action, feeling, or effect; antagonism or opposition, as of interests or principles: a conflict of ideas. a striking together; collision.
What is another word for inner conflict?
What is another word for internal conflict?
| cognitive dissonance | strife |
|---|---|
| discord | dissonance |
What is an example of an internal conflict?
With internal conflicts, you might feel a clash between competing desires. For example, an alcoholic may struggle not to reach for the bottle of bourbon. That person knows they need to stop drinking, but the desire to drink is very strong, leading to an intense internal struggle.
What is a self conflict?
Self. In this type of conflict, a character finds him or herself battling between two competing desires or selves, typically one good and one evil. You won’t get a more obvious example than The Call of the Wild, in which the protagonist (in this case, a dog) is torn between a domesticated self and wild self.
