conflictĭo, ōnis, f. [confligo] (mostly in Cic. and Quint.), a striking together, a collision.
I Prop.: duorum inter se corporum, Quint. 3, 6, 6.—Esp., a conflict, combat : totius exercitus, Gell. 7 (6), 3, 1.—
II Trop., a contest, conflict : rerum contrariarum et dissimilium et inter se pugnantium, Cic. Part. Or. 16, 55; 29, 102; 30, 104; Quint. 3, 6, 4; 3, 6, 11; 7, 1, 18.