conflict (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. certāmen, certātio; contentio2. pugna (applicable to any kind of contest or combat, q. v.)3. rĕpugnantia • conflict (subs.): 1. certāmen, certātio; contentio: v. contest. 2. pugna (applicable to any kind of contest or combat, q. v.): c. (of opinion) between learned men, pugna doctissimorum hominum, Cic. 3. rĕpugnantia: i. e. opposition: c. of expediency (with honour), utilitatis r., Cic. Off. 3, 4, 17. Phr.: to be in c. (logical), repugnare: v. to contradict. N.B. Not conflictus or conflictio, which signify striking together, collision.