Conflict

Definition: Conflict

Conflict

Noun

1. An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs".

2. Opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision".

3. A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement".

4. A state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties".

5. An incompatibility of dates or events; "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings".

6. Opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot); "this form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing".

7. A disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats".

Verb

1. Be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!".

2. Go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "conflict" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Transportation

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Synonyms: Conflict

Contention

Conflict, skirmish; rencounter, encounter; rencontre, collision, affair, brush, fight; battle, battle royal; combat, action, engagement, joust, tournament; tilt, tilting; tournay, list; pitched battle.

Counteraction

Verb: counteract; run counter, clash, cross; interfere with, conflict with; contravene; jostle; go against, run against, beat against, militate against; stultify; antagonize, block, oppose; traverse; withstand; (resist); hinder; repress; (restrain); react; (recoil).

Disagreement

Noun: disagreement; discord, discordance; dissonance, dissidence, discrepancy; unconformity; incongruity, incongruence; discongruity, mesalliance; jarring; Verb: dissension; conflict; (opposition); bickering, clashing, misunderstanding, wrangle.

Discord

Verb: be discordant; Adjective: disagree, come amiss; clash, jar, jostle, pull different ways, conflict, have no measures with, misunderstand one another; live like cat and dog; differ; dissent; have a bone to pick, have a crow to pluck with.

Opposition

Contradict, contravene; belie; go against, run against, beat against, militate against; come in conflict with.

Clashing, collision, conflict.

Adverb: against, versus, counter to, in conflict with, at cross purposes.

Crosswords: Conflict

Dutch (conflict), Romanian (clash, collision, conflict, dispute, encounter, fray, friction, jar, quarrel, strife, struggle, war).

Real peace is not just the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice. (Air Force One; writing credit: Andrew W. Marlowe)

The war, the whole conflict may have been wrong but damn it don't hate your country for it. (Rambo: First Blood Part II; writing credit: Kevin Jarre; Sylvester Stallone)

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. (Battle of Britain; writing credit: Wilfred Greatorex; James Kennaway)

Electrical currents conflict with the spirits (Friends And Family; performing artist: Trik Turner)

Through Conflict to Negotiation (1968)

Conflict (1956)

Souls in Conflict (1955)

Conflict of Wings (1954)

Man of Conflict (1953)

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Books

• The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image (reference)

• Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work: Simple Ways to Minimize Stress and Conflict While Bringing Out the Best in Yourself and Others (reference)

• Arbitration and Renegotiation of International Investment Agreements: A Study With Particular Reference to Means of Conflict Avoidance Under Natural (reference)

• Palestine/Israel: Peace or Apartheid: Prospects for Resolving the Conflict (reference)

• Bullion Johannesburg : men, mines, and the challenge of conflict (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• African Journal On Conflict Resolution (reference)

• Conflict Resolution Notes (reference)

• Conflict Trends (reference)

• Crime And Conflict (reference)

• International Association For Conflict Management Membership (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Omen III: The Final Conflict (reference)

• Shadow Raiders - Final Conflict (Vol. 6) (reference)

• The Final Conflict (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Conflict of Interest (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Conflict Zone (reference)

• Conflict Zone: Modern War Strategy (reference)

• Conflict Catcher 8 Flat Pak (reference)

• Conflict Catcher 9 (reference)

• Conflict Catcher 9 Upgrade (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

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Airman 1st Class William Pitsenbarger was awarded the Air Force Medal of Honor posthumously Dec. 8. Pitzenbarger earned the medal during the Vietnam Conflict, for his actions while on a rescue and recovery mission in which he died, April 11, 1966. (Court.

[Medic treats Korean child for smallpox - Korean conflict - 1951 - copy from Otis Historical Archives, NMHM]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Medical assistance : In times of conflict, the Red Cross helps all wounded. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Photograph taken circa 1898. He was Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence immediately before and during the first weeks of the Spanish-American War, and commanded USS Bancroft during the rest of the conflict. Credit: NAVY.

Track of USS Maddox (DD-731), 31 July - 2 August 1964, during the first part of the Gulf of Tonkin incident. Chart prepared for "The United States Navy and the Vietnam Conflict", Volume II, page 412. Credit: NAVY.

The pending conflict. Credit: Library of Congress.

"The irrespressible conflict" Or the Republican barge in danger. Credit: Library of Congress.

The irrepressible conflict is at hand / McKee Barclay. Credit: Library of Congress.

President John F. Kennedy (right) discusses conflict in South Vietnam with Robert McNamara (center) and Gen. Maxwell Taylor. Credit: Library of Congress.

The "War of Races"--The conflict in Tennessee - the "Regulators" shooting Blacks near Trenton, in Gibson County / sketched by W. Webb Metz. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

If two laws conflict with each other, the courts must decide on the operation of each. (reference)

Nevertheless, in all cases where such agreements and regulations in force are in conflict with the provisions of Articles 332 to 337 above, or of the General Convention to be concluded, the latter provisions shall prevail. (reference)

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He had been sobbing violently in his conflict with the Spirit, and his face was wet with tears.

Sometimes, however, there was a conflict between them.

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Health

Studies conflict on the potential danger of caffeine to the fetus. (references)

Because doctors have been unable to find an organic cause, IBS often has been thought to be caused by emotional conflict or stress. (references)

This model places policy in direct conflict with science because it ignores overwhelming evidence that other programs are effective. (references)

Business

At times, ministries mandated to promote economic growth and ministries mandated to enforce regulations come into conflict. (references)

Various banks in different parts of Russia have interpreted the conflict between the Leasing Law and the Currency Law differently. (references)

There is a conflict between Article 34 of the Leasing Law and Article 6 of the "Law on Currency Regulation and Monetary Control" (The "Currency Law"). (references)

Children

Macedonia

Like other civilians, children were caught in the country's internal conflict. (references)

Indonesia

Schooling for children in areas of conflict was disrupted severely during the year. (references)

Sierra Leone

Ethnic differences also did not appear to contribute appreciably to the RUF rebellion, the 1997 coup, or the civil conflict. (references)

Civil Liberties

Macedonia

Police denied ethnic-Albanian journalists access to conflict areas. (references)

Afghanistan

All factions attempted to pressure foreign journalists who reported on the conflict. (references)

Rwanda

However, due to the conflict in the DRC, many refugees have returned to the country. (references)

Discrimination

Indonesia

However, guidelines adopted in the past 20 years also state that women's participation in the development process must not conflict with their role in improving family welfare and the education of the younger generation. (references)

Economic History

Russia

Often, these decrees and laws overlap or conflict. (references)

Armenia

This eventually developed into a full-scale armed conflict. (references)

Human Rights

Haiti

They signed a joint press statement saying their conflict was over. (references)

Macedonia

During the conflict, police burned and looted homes and other property. (references)

Sri Lanka

At year's end, approximately 490,000 persons had been displaced by the conflict. (references)

Indigenous People

Guatemala

Interpreters were concentrated in former conflict areas of the country; more interpreters were in training. (references)

Colombia

Members of indigenous communities continued to be victims of all sides in the internal conflict, and a number of them were killed. (references)

Guatemala

Indigenous people were the most common victims of extrajudicial killings and other serious human rights abuses during the internal conflict. (references)

Minorities

Egypt

Family conflict and financial pressure also are cited as factors. (references)

Congo

Ethnic divisions were apparent in the 1997 civil war and the 1998-99 conflict. (references)

Nigeria

This conflict appears to have been primarily ethnic and secondarily religious. (references)

Political Economy

Mexico

However, the conflict remains unresolved. (references)

Armenia

The U.S. is active in efforts to negotiate an end to the Karabakh conflict. (references)

Afghanistan

Before October 7, attempts to achieve a peaceful resolution to the conflict continued. (references)

Political Rights

Somalia

Both Yusuf and Jama continued to claim the presidency, and efforts continued to resolve the conflict at year's end. (references)

Sri Lanka

Throughout the period of the conflict, the LTTE has killed popularly elected politicians, including those elected by Tamils in areas the LTTE claims as part of a Tamil homeland. (references)

Iran

The cases were a result of the ongoing conflict between reformist Parliamentarians and the hard-line judiciary over precisely what type of speech is protected by parliamentary immunity. (references)

Trade

Netherlands

This stems, in part, from the traditional Dutch emphasis on achieving consensus and avoiding conflict in this small and densely populated country. (references)

Travel

Ghana

In return, these friends may ask for favors, some of which may conflict with U.S. business ethics or laws. (references)

Sri Lanka

Areas of Instability: The 17-year old armed conflict between the government of Sri Lanka and a Tamil separatist group, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continues. (references)

Women

Uganda

Women as Partners for Peace-Uganda sponsored a forum to discuss democracy and conflict resolution. (references)

Congo

Rape is illegal, and widespread rape during the 1998-1999 civil conflict raised public awareness of violence against women. (references)

Ethiopia

Furthermore, these provisions often are in conflict with the Civil Code and the Penal Code, both of which are under review by the Ministry of Justice. (references)

Worker Rights

Solomon Islands

Their efforts have been restricted severely by the conflict and ensuing political instability. (references)

Guatemala

The judge calls the petitioners and employer representatives before the court and forms a Conciliation Tribunal to seek resolution of the conflict. (references)

Guatemala

During labor conflicts, unions frequently seek a labor court injunction, which prohibits firing without approval of a judge until the conflict is resolved. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "conflict": access conflict ♦ area of conflict ♦ armed conflict ♦ be in conflict ♦ cache conflict ♦ center of conflict ♦ class conflict ♦ come in conflict with ♦ come into conflict ♦ Conflict (Psychology) ♦ conflict between generations ♦ conflict of flows ♦ conflict of interest ♦ conflict of interests ♦ conflict of laws ♦ conflict probe ♦ conflict search ♦ conflict set ♦ conflict with ♦ date conflict ♦ in conflict with ♦ inner conflict ♦ international conflict ♦ personality conflict. Additional references.

Beginning with "conflict": conflict-adjustment, conflict-free, conflict-of-interest, conflict-of-laws, conflict-prevention, conflict-producing, conflict-prone, conflict-related, conflict-resolution, conflict-ridden, conflict-riven, conflict-set, conflict-solving, conflict-torn.

Ending with "conflict": class-conflict, land-conflict, non-conflict, note-conflict, pre-conflict.

Albanian

përleshje (dustup, fight, fighting, fray, melee, mix in, mix up, scramble, scrimmage, scrum, scuffle, set to, skirmish, tussle), mosmarrëveshje (cross-purposes, disaccord, disagreement, discord, disharmony, dissension, dissidence, dissonance, disunion, divergence, divergency, division, friction, incompliance, misunderstanding, strife, variance), luftë (battle, contention, contest, shooting war, struggle, war), konflikt (clash, collision, contravention, dispute, strife), bie ndesh (interfere). (various references)

Arabic 

‏معركة (action, battle, clash, combat, encounter, engagement, fighting, fray), ‏قتال (arms, battle, bout, combat, hassle, hostilities, warfare), ‏تناقض (ambivalence, antinomy, be on the wane, contradiction, cross-purposes, discrepancy, inconsistency, opposite, opposition, repugnance), ‏تلاطم (dash, popple, welter), ‏تعارض (clash, collide, collision, contradict, disagree, disagreement, discrepancy, fly in the face of, incongruity, interfere, repugnance, run against smth.), ‏تضارب (clash, collide, collision, contrariety, disagree, disagreement, discord, discrepancy, inconsistency, interfere, interference, jar, quarrel), ‏صراع (combat, contest, fight, hassle, strife, struggle, tussle, warfare, wrestling), ‏خلاف (clash, contention, contest, controversy, difference, disaccord, disagreement, discord, discordance, dispute, dissension, dissidence, disunion, disunity, division, friction, odds, quarrel, question, strife, variance). (various references)

Bulgarian 

стълкновение (collision, foul, impact, turnup, tussle, war), сблъскване (crash, encounter, foul, impact, jar, jostle, percussion, shock, smash), различие (difference, dissidence, dissonance, distinction, division, imparity, otherness, variation), конфликт (difference, dispute, interference), борба (battle, combat, contest, ding-dong, fight, fighting, grapple, strife, striving, struggle, war, warfare, wrestle, wrestling), противоречие (antilogy, clash, contradiction, contrariety, discrepancy, incongruity, repugnance). (various references)

Chinese 

衝突 (clash of opposing forces, contention), 爭端 (controversy, dispute), 戰爭 (war), 冲突 (strife). (various references)

Czech

spor (argument, clash, contention, controversy, disagreement, discord, dispute, fight, fray, litigation, quarrel, strife, wrangle), rozpor (contradiction, contrariety, disagreement, discrepancy, variance), odporovat si, konflikt, být v rozporu (contravene). (various references)

Danish

cache-sammenstød (cache conflict), cache-konflikt (cache conflict), psykisk konflikt (psychical conflict), konfliktsporing (conflict search), konfliktmodel (conflict model, integration model), konfliktmængde (conflict set), interessekonflikt (conflict of interests), integrationsmodel (conflict model, integration model), grundkonflikt (basic conflict), for saa vidt dette ikke strider mod principperne (in so far as this does not conflict with the principles), etnisk konflikt (ethnic conflict), datokonflikt (date conflict), at bidrage til at mindske farerne for vaebnede konflikter og for misforstaaelse eller fejlbedoemmelse af militaere aktiviteter (to contribute to reducing the dangers of armed conflict and of misunderstanding or miscalculation of military activities), adgangskonflikt (access conflict). (various references)

Dutch

conflict. (various references)

Esperanto

konflikto. (various references)

Farsi 

مبارزه کردن (Combat, Joust), ناسازگاری (Antipathy, Aversion, Discord, Incoherence, Incompatibility, Incongruity, Inconsistency, Inconvenience, Intransigeance, Repugnance, Variance), ناسازگاربودن (Alien, Disagree, Discord), نبرد (Battle, Combat, Fray), کشمکش (Bout, Scrimmage, Scuffle, Skirmish, Struggle, Toil, Tussle, Wrestle), کشاکش (Strife, Struggle), تضاد (Antithesis, Confliction, Opposition, Polarity, Polarization), ستیزه (Contention, Controversy, Disputation, Dispute, Melee, Quarrel, Squabble, Strife), برخورد (Address, Affect, Clash, Confliction, Contact, Contiguity, Encounter, Greet, Incidence, Reception, Smash, Strike, Tilt). (various references)

Finnish

ristiriita (disagreement, discrepancy). (various references)

French

conflit (combat, contention, contest). (various references)

Frisian

konflikt. (various references)

German

konflikt (clash, collision, fight), widerstreit (antagonism). (various references)

Greek 

σύγκρουση (buffer, clash, collision, crash, crush, impact, percussion, pile-up), συγκρούομαι (bump into, clash, collide, come into collision, conflict with, contravene, hurtle, interfere), πάλη (battle, bout, combat, fight, grapple, match, strife, struggle, tussle, wrestle, wrestling), αντιμάχομαι (contend, militate), αντίκρουση (confutation, rebuttal, rebutter), αντίθεση (antithesis, contrariety, contrast, contravention, oppositeness, opposition), διαμάχη (confrontation, contention, controversy, dispute, scramble, strife). (various references)

Hebrew 

מאבק (contest, fight, hassle, struggle, tilt, tussle), ל�"יות מ� ו�'�", ת�'ר�" (affray, melee, quarrel, scrimmage, strife), קו� פליקט, קרב (battle, combat, encounter, fight, match, war), חכוך (friction, rubbing, scratching), �"ת� �'שות (clash, collision, crash, dash, encounter, skirmish, smash), �"ת� צחות (altercation, clash, collision, fray), �"סתכסכות (dispute, quarrel), ריב (contention, dispute, dissension, fight, odds, quarrel, squabble, strife), סכסוך (altercation, argument, dispute, feud, quarrel, strife). (various references)

Hungarian

viszály (breach, contention, controversy, discord, discordance, division, faction, feud, hostility, jarring, strife, variance), ellenkezik (disagree, oppose, to clash, to conflict, to conflict with, to disagree, to offer resistance to, to resist, to run against), összeütközik (bump, collide, confront, crash, hurtle, impinge, to bump, to cannon, to clash, to collide, to conflict, to crash, to crash into sg, to hurtle, to smash), összeütközés (bump, clash, clashing, collision, concourse, confrontation, cope, dash, hurtling, impact, impingement). (various references)

Indonesian

clash (disagreement), pertempuran (battle, combat), persilangan (contradiction, crossing), perbantahan (discord, disputation). (various references)

Italian

conflitto (collision, conflicting, contention, strife). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

闘争 (strife), 衝突 (collision), 抵触 (being contrary or incompatible, collision). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

たたかい (battle, fight, struggle), そ�" (a parent language, contradiction, discord, discrepancy, failure, frustration, inconsistency), しょうとつ (collision), かっとう (complication, discord, troubles), あらそい (contest, dispute, dissension, quarrel, rivalry, strife), コンフリクト , とうそう (chilblains, desertion, escape, faction, flight, frostbite, smallpox, strife, variola), ていしょく (being contrary or incompatible, collision, color, coloration, coloring, contradiction, incompatibility, occupation, permanent planting, regular work, set meal, special, steady job, suspension from office). (various references)

Korean 

충돌 (Clash, Collision, crash). (various references)

Manx

streeu (altercate; striving, altercation, contend, contention, contest, cope, disagree, discord, disputation, encounter, endeavour, flare up, scuffle, squabble, strife, strive, variance). (various references)

Papiamen

konflikto. (various references)

Pig Latin

onflictcay

Portuguese

conflito (chunking, clash, collision, concurrence, encounter, skirmish, strife, war). (various references)

Romanian

contradicţie (contradiction, contrariety, gainsaying, repugnance), conflict (clash, collision, dispute, encounter, fray, friction, jar, quarrel, strife, struggle, war), ciocnire (affair, bump, clash, click, collision, concussion, contradiction, dash, encounter, foul, hit, impact, jar, jostle, passage, shock), ceartã (altercation, Bicker, bobbery, brawl, breeze, broil, contention, controversy, discord, discussion, dispute, dissension, friction, jangle, loggerhead, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, scrap, set to, squabble, squall, Stour, strife, tussle, wrangle), se ciocni (bump, collide, dash against, encounter, fall foul of, foul, go foul of, hit, impinge, jar, knock, meet, run foul of, strike, telescope), opoziţie (antagonism, antithesis, caveat, contradistinction, contraposition, contrariety, dead set, hostility, opponency, opposite, opposition, resistance, stand), incompatibilitate (incompatibility, incongruity, repugnance), fi în conflict (be at odds), antagonism (antagonism, hostility), înfruntare (facing). (various references)

Russian 

столкновение (clash, collision, dash, encounter, impact, jarring, jostle, passage at arms, passage of arms, percussion, smash, warfare), конфликт (clash, tangle), бороться (antagonize, contend, cope, fight, grapple, militate, oppugn, strive, struggle, struggled, struggles, struggling, tussle, wrestle), противоречие (antilogy, contradiction, contradiction in terms, discrepancy, repugnance). (various references)

Scottish

carraid, iomairt (contest, employing, exercise, playing), deannal (haste, hurry, onset). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

sukob (affair, brush, clash, fray, jar, rencontre), konflikt, borba (action, battle, combat, contest, fight, fighting, struggle, wrestle). (various references)

Spanish

conflicto (clash, dispute, struggle, trouble). (various references)

Swedish

konflikt (clash, dispute, jar). (various references)

Turkish

tutmamak (violate), savaşmak (battle, battle against, battle for, campaign, contend, fight, fight a battle, make war, strive against, strive with, struggle, wage war against, wage war on smb., war), savaş (battle, campaign, combat, crusade, fight, fighting, fray, struggle, war, warfare, wartime), mücadele, keşmekeş (blight, chaos, confusion, disorder, rat race, snarl, snarl up), kavga (affray, brawl, brawling, broil, bust up, contention, dispute, feud, fight, fighting, fray, jangle, jar, kick up, miff, odds, punch-up, quarrel, row, rumpus, scrap, scuffle, set to, shooting match, strife, tilt, unpleasantness, wrangle), fikir ayrılığı (clash of ideas, collision, difference, disaccord, discord, dissidence, divergence, divergency, rent, variable), bağdaşmamak, anlaşmazlık (controversy, disaccord, disagreement, discord, discordance, dissension, disunion, disunity, divided counsel, division, embroilment, fight, friction, imbroglio, incompatiblity, mix up, odds, quarrel, run in, strife), anlaşmazlığa düşmek, çekişmek (chaffer, compete, contend, contest, debate, dispute, higgle, quarrel, rival, strive with), çekişme (bickering, chaffer, cliffhanger, competition, contention, contest, contestation, controversy, debate, duel, fight, quarreling, rivalry, strife, tug of war), çatışma (battle, brush, clash, coincidence, collision, disagreement, rencontre, run in, scrimmage, skirmish), çarpışma (action, bump, clash, collision, combat, encounter, engagement, foul, impact, rencontre, scrimmage, scrum, scrummage, set to, skirmish, smash, smash up). (various references)

Turkmen 

dawa (argument). (various references)

Ukrainian

сутичка (affair, affront, bump, bustle, clash, collision, encounter, fight, fighting, fray, impingement, jostle, mix in, rencontre, rencounter, scramble, scrimmage, scrummage, shock, skirmish, tilt), суперечність (antagonism, antilogy, antinomy, collision, contradiction, contrariety, gainsay, repugnance), конфліктувати, конфліктний, конфлікт. (various references)

Vietnamese 

sự xung đột (collision, contrariety, strife), sự va chạm cuộc xung đột sự đối lập, sự tranh gi� nh, sự mâu thuẫn (clash, contradiction, inconsistence, inconsistency, repugnance, repugnancy). (various references)

Welsh

cyfrysedd (battle, strife). (various references)

certamen, concertatio, congressione, dissensio, dissensionem, dissensiones, dissensionis, pugna. (various references)

fitt. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "conflict": conflicted, conflictful, conflicting, conflictingly, confliction, conflictions, conflictive, conflicts, conflictual. (additional references)

Words containing "conflict": nonconflicting. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Conflict" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cnflict, coflict, Conbloc, Confait, confict, confilict, confli, conflicrt, Kronfli. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: clonic, confit, flocci.

-3 letters: clift, colic, colin, conic, flint, lotic, nicol, ontic, tonic.

-4 letters: cion, clit, clon, clot, coft, coif, coil, coin, colt, coni, fico, filo, fino, flic, flit, floc, foci, foil, foin, font, icon, info, into, lift, lino, lint, lion, loci, loft, loin, loti, noil, otic, toil.

-5 letters: col, con, cot, fil, fin.

+1 letter: conflicts.

+2 letters: conflicted.

+3 letters: conflictful, conflicting, confliction, conflictive, conflictual.

+4 letters: conflictions, flocculating, flocculation.

+5 letters: calcification, clarification, coalification, confiscatable, conflictingly, fasciculation, flocculations.