conflict (n)
struggle#2 (n)
battle#2 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
examples the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph -Thomas Paine
police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs
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Hypernym group action
Derivationally related form battle → battle
Derivationally related form struggle → struggle
Hyponym class struggle, class war, class warfare; rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising; pacification, counterinsurgency; strife; tug-of-war; turf war; fight, fighting, combat, scrap; feud; war, warfare
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Hypernym class struggle, class war, class warfare; rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising; pacification, counterinsurgency; strife; tug-of-war; turf war; fight, fighting, combat, scrap; feud; war, warfare
Hyponym group action
Derivationally related form struggle → struggle
Derivationally related form battle → battle

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