A state of open, prolonged fighting

• warfare

  1. The waging of war against an enemy; armed conflict.
  2. Military operations marked by a specific characteristic:
  3. A state of disharmony or conflict; strife:

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  1. The waging of war against an enemy; armed conflict.
  2. Military operations marked by a specific characteristic:
  3. A state of disharmony or conflict; strife:

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• war

  1. A state of open, armed, often prolonged conflict carried on between nations, states, or parties.
  2. The period of such conflict.
  3. The techniques and procedures of war; military science.

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  1. A state of open, armed, often prolonged conflict carried on between nations, states, or parties.
  2. The period of such conflict.
  3. The techniques and procedures of war; military science.

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• struggle

  1. To exert muscular energy, as against a material force or mass:
  2. To be strenuously engaged with a problem, task, or undertaking:
  3. To have difficulty or make a strenuous effort doing something:

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  1. To exert muscular energy, as against a material force or mass:
  2. To be strenuously engaged with a problem, task, or undertaking:
  3. To have difficulty or make a strenuous effort doing something:

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• strife

  1. Heated, often violent conflict or disagreement.
  2. A conflict or quarrel:
  3. Contention or competition between rivals.

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  1. Heated, often violent conflict or disagreement.
  2. A conflict or quarrel:
  3. Contention or competition between rivals.

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• hostility

  1. The state of being hostile; antagonism or enmity.
  2. A hostile act.
  3. Acts of war; overt warfare.

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  1. The state of being hostile; antagonism or enmity.
  2. A hostile act.
  3. Acts of war; overt warfare.

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• confrontation

  1. The act of confronting or the state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face.
  2. A conflict involving armed forces:
  3. Discord or a clash of opinions and ideas:

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  1. The act of confronting or the state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face.
  2. A conflict involving armed forces:
  3. Discord or a clash of opinions and ideas:

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• belligerency

  1. The state of being at war or being engaged in a warlike conflict.
  2. Belligerence.

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  1. The state of being at war or being engaged in a warlike conflict.
  2. Belligerence.

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A state of disagreement and disharmony

• warfare

  1. The waging of war against an enemy; armed conflict.
  2. Military operations marked by a specific characteristic:
  3. A state of disharmony or conflict; strife:

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  1. The waging of war against an enemy; armed conflict.
  2. Military operations marked by a specific characteristic:
  3. A state of disharmony or conflict; strife:

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• war

  1. A state of open, armed, often prolonged conflict carried on between nations, states, or parties.
  2. The period of such conflict.
  3. The techniques and procedures of war; military science.

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  1. A state of open, armed, often prolonged conflict carried on between nations, states, or parties.
  2. The period of such conflict.
  3. The techniques and procedures of war; military science.

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• variance

  1. The state or quality of being variant or variable; variation:
  2. Difference or inconsistency:
  3. The state or fact of being in disagreement or in conflict:

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  1. The state or quality of being variant or variable; variation:
  2. Difference or inconsistency:
  3. The state or fact of being in disagreement or in conflict:

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• strife

  1. Heated, often violent conflict or disagreement.
  2. A conflict or quarrel:
  3. Contention or competition between rivals.

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  1. Heated, often violent conflict or disagreement.
  2. A conflict or quarrel:
  3. Contention or competition between rivals.

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• schism

  1. A separation or division into factions:
  2. A formal breach of union within a religious body, especially a Christian church.
  3. The offense of attempting to produce such a breach.

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  1. A separation or division into factions:
  2. A formal breach of union within a religious body, especially a Christian church.
  3. The offense of attempting to produce such a breach.

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• inharmony

  1. Lack of harmony; discord.
  2. An instance of such discord.

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  1. Lack of harmony; discord.
  2. An instance of such discord.

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• friction

  1. The rubbing of one object or surface against another.
  2. Conflict, as between persons having dissimilar ideas or interests; clash.
  3. A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies or substances in contact.

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  1. The rubbing of one object or surface against another.
  2. Conflict, as between persons having dissimilar ideas or interests; clash.
  3. A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies or substances in contact.

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• faction

  1. A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group.
  2. Conflict within an organization or nation; internal dissension:

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  1. A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group.
  2. Conflict within an organization or nation; internal dissension:

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• dissonance

  1. A harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds; discord.
  2. Lack of agreement, consistency, or harmony; conflict:
  3. A combination of tones contextually considered to suggest unrelieved tension and require resolution.

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  1. A harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds; discord.
  2. Lack of agreement, consistency, or harmony; conflict:
  3. A combination of tones contextually considered to suggest unrelieved tension and require resolution.

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• dissidence

  1. Disagreement, as of opinion or belief; dissent.

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  1. Disagreement, as of opinion or belief; dissent.

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• dissentience

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• dissent

  1. To have or express an opinion different from a prevailing or official position; disagree.
  2. To reach a conclusion contrary to the majority of the judges deciding a case; render a minority opinion.
  3. Difference of opinion or feeling; disagreement.

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  1. To have or express an opinion different from a prevailing or official position; disagree.
  2. To reach a conclusion contrary to the majority of the judges deciding a case; render a minority opinion.
  3. Difference of opinion or feeling; disagreement.

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• dissension

  1. Difference of opinion; disagreement.

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  1. Difference of opinion; disagreement.

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• discordance

  1. The state or an instance of disagreement; discord.
  2. The presence of a given trait in only one member of a pair of identical twins.

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  1. The state or an instance of disagreement; discord.
  2. The presence of a given trait in only one member of a pair of identical twins.

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• discord

  1. Lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things.
  2. Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
  3. A confused or harsh sound or mingling of sounds.

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  1. Lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things.
  2. Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
  3. A confused or harsh sound or mingling of sounds.

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• disaccord

  1. Lack of harmony; disagreement.
  2. To disagree.

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  1. Lack of harmony; disagreement.
  2. To disagree.

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• difficulty

  1. The condition or quality of being difficult:
  2. Something not easily done, accomplished, comprehended, or solved:
  3. A troublesome or embarrassing state of affairs, especially of financial affairs:

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  1. The condition or quality of being difficult:
  2. Something not easily done, accomplished, comprehended, or solved:
  3. A troublesome or embarrassing state of affairs, especially of financial affairs:

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• difference

  1. The quality or condition of being unlike or dissimilar.
  2. An instance of disparity or unlikeness:
  3. A degree or amount by which things differ:

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  1. The quality or condition of being unlike or dissimilar.
  2. An instance of disparity or unlikeness:
  3. A degree or amount by which things differ:

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• contention

  1. The act or an instance of striving in controversy or debate.
  2. A striving to win in competition; rivalry:
  3. An assertion put forward in argument:

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  1. The act or an instance of striving in controversy or debate.
  2. A striving to win in competition; rivalry:
  3. An assertion put forward in argument:

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• confrontation

  1. The act of confronting or the state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face.
  2. A conflict involving armed forces:
  3. Discord or a clash of opinions and ideas:

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  1. The act of confronting or the state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face.
  2. A conflict involving armed forces:
  3. Discord or a clash of opinions and ideas:

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• clash

  1. To collide with a loud, harsh, usually metallic noise:
  2. To meet in violent conflict:
  3. To be in opposition or disagreement:

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  1. To collide with a loud, harsh, usually metallic noise:
  2. To meet in violent conflict:
  3. To be in opposition or disagreement:

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To fail to be in accord

• jar

  1. A cylindrical glass or earthenware vessel with a wide mouth and usually no handles.
  2. The amount that a jar can hold.
  3. A glass of beer.

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  1. A cylindrical glass or earthenware vessel with a wide mouth and usually no handles.
  2. The amount that a jar can hold.
  3. A glass of beer.

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• discord

  1. Lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things.
  2. Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
  3. A confused or harsh sound or mingling of sounds.

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  1. Lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things.
  2. Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
  3. A confused or harsh sound or mingling of sounds.

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• disaccord

  1. Lack of harmony; disagreement.
  2. To disagree.

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  1. Lack of harmony; disagreement.
  2. To disagree.

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• contradict

  1. To assert to be untrue, often by saying the opposite:
  2. To assert the opposite of a statement or idea put forward by (someone).
  3. To be contrary to; be inconsistent with:

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  1. To assert to be untrue, often by saying the opposite:
  2. To assert the opposite of a statement or idea put forward by (someone).
  3. To be contrary to; be inconsistent with:

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• clash

  1. To collide with a loud, harsh, usually metallic noise:
  2. To meet in violent conflict:
  3. To be in opposition or disagreement:

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  1. To collide with a loud, harsh, usually metallic noise:
  2. To meet in violent conflict:
  3. To be in opposition or disagreement:

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A fight

• struggle

  1. To exert muscular energy, as against a material force or mass:
  2. To be strenuously engaged with a problem, task, or undertaking:
  3. To have difficulty or make a strenuous effort doing something:

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  1. To exert muscular energy, as against a material force or mass:
  2. To be strenuously engaged with a problem, task, or undertaking:
  3. To have difficulty or make a strenuous effort doing something:

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• dispute

  1. To argue about; debate:
  2. To argue or debate with (someone).
  3. To question the truth or validity of; doubt:

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  1. To argue about; debate:
  2. To argue or debate with (someone).
  3. To question the truth or validity of; doubt:

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• battle

  1. An encounter between opposing forces:
  2. Armed fighting; combat:
  3. A match between two combatants:

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  1. An encounter between opposing forces:
  2. Armed fighting; combat:
  3. A match between two combatants:

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A state of discord

• struggle

  1. To exert muscular energy, as against a material force or mass:
  2. To be strenuously engaged with a problem, task, or undertaking:
  3. To have difficulty or make a strenuous effort doing something:

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  1. To exert muscular energy, as against a material force or mass:
  2. To be strenuously engaged with a problem, task, or undertaking:
  3. To have difficulty or make a strenuous effort doing something:

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• ambivalence

  1. The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea.
  2. Uncertainty or indecisiveness as to which course to follow.

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  1. The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea.
  2. Uncertainty or indecisiveness as to which course to follow.

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• friction

  1. The rubbing of one object or surface against another.
  2. Conflict, as between persons having dissimilar ideas or interests; clash.
  3. A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies or substances in contact.

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  1. The rubbing of one object or surface against another.
  2. Conflict, as between persons having dissimilar ideas or interests; clash.
  3. A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies or substances in contact.

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• opposition

  1. The act of opposing or resisting.
  2. The condition of being in conflict; antagonism:
  3. Placement opposite to or in contrast with another.

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  1. The act of opposing or resisting.
  2. The condition of being in conflict; antagonism:
  3. Placement opposite to or in contrast with another.

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