A striking or dashing against each other, as of two moving bodies in opposition; violent collision of substances; as a conflict of elements, or waves; a conflict of particles in ebulltion.

A fighting; combat, as between men, and applicable to individuals or to armies; as, the conflict was long and desperate.

Contention; strife; contest. In our last conflict, four of his five wits went halting off: .

Struggling with difficulties; a striving to oppose, or overcome. The good man has aé perpetual conflict with his evil propensities.

A struggling of the mind; distress; anxiety. Colossians 2:1.

The last struggle of life; agony; as the conflict with death.

Opposing operations; countervailing action; collision; opposition. In exercising the right of freemen, the man of religion experiences no conflict between his duty and his inclination.

To strike or dash against; to meet and oppose, as bodies driven by violence; as conflicting waves or elements.

To drive or strike against, as contending men, or armies; to fight; to contend with violence; as conflicting armies.

To strive or struggle to resist and overcome; as men conflicting with difficulties.

To be in opposition or contradictory. The laws of the United States and of the individual States, may, in some cases, conflict with each other.