inner conflict

collocation in English

meaningsofinnerandconflict

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inner
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈɪn.ər/us
/ˈɪn.ɚ/
inside or contained within ...
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conflict
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkɒn.flɪkt/us
/ˈkɑːn.flɪkt/
an active disagreement between people with opposing opinions ...
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(Definition ofinnerandconflictfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinner conflict

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Mysticism is important in many of his works, and his poetry often reflects a deepinnerconflict.
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Characters who experience an actual transformation when changing from one persona may have two relatively genuine identities, al-be-it with additional possibilities ofinnerconflict.
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It employed a special effect that could not be achieved with a live take, while advancing the story and revealing the character'sinnerconflict.
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The individual has noinnerconflict; they are in internal harmony as their actions reflect their deeply felt hierarchy of values.
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They are handy for easily showinginnerconflictof a character.
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Lilith and the oankali-human hybrids are constantly battling with thisinnerconflict.
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They are a useful convention for depicting theinnerconflictof a character.
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Torn byinnerconflicthe sees that the struggle is inevitable, but dreads the issues.
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Their outward manner may seem relatively calm and well controlled, except for small moments where it is apparent to others that the patient is suffering from aninnerconflict.
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His plays make effective use of the soliloquy, in which a character makes a solitary speech, giving the audience insight to the character's motivations andinnerconflict.
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Though this may reduce anxiety caused byinnerconflict, reduced reflective function can cause the anxious flier to believe what they are afraid will happen is actually happening.
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Overath stated how there was a strain in recent months for all of them and frustration,innerconflict, and wear and tear.
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Bonner thought viewers would empathise with his character and relate to hisinnerconflict.
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In classical drama, this will typically involve the protagonist experiencing aninnerconflictthat forces them to choose between love and honour or inclination and duty.
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I wanted to present the complete man hisinnerconflictand turmoil over the two women in his life, torn between a baiji and a vaishnavi.
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The lyrics of the album have a strong metaphysical underpinning, but the main topic of the whole album is clearly the personal,innerconflictof the main character.
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Wahhabism, never really monolithic,2 is experiencing a new period of inner conflicts between the state-oriented scholars and those further radicalized due also to imported concepts.
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