Synonyms for conflict

verb

• go against, as of rules and laws
• be in conflict

noun

• an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
• a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
• a disagreement or argument about something important
• an incompatibility of dates or events
• a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
• opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
• opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)