bitter conflict

collocation in English

meaningsofbitterandconflict

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bitter
adjective
uk
/ˈbɪt.ər/us
/ˈbɪt̬.ɚ/
Someone who is bitter is angry and unhappy because they cannot forget bad things that happened in ...
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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 ofbitterandconflictfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbitter conflict

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The continued use of words and phrases that stir up memories of thisbitterconflictcan do nothing but harm.
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We must not underestimate, either, the difficulties involved in assisting in thisbitterconflict.
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I can call to mind no industry in which there has been morebitterconflictbetween owners and workpeople.
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We are not causing political controversy, and the action which we are taking is the least likely of any to engage party orbitterconflict.
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Many of us remember the years ofbitterconflictbetween men and management under private enterprise.
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That question was resolved after a century and more ofbitterconflictand the revolution of 1688.
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In practice, it would mean increasing unemployment, stagnant production andbitterconflictover pay between the public and private sectors.
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That would provide a possible vehicle for ending thebitterconflictthat we have witnessed over so many years.
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Clearly, everyone is happy to see progress towards resolving thebitterconflictin the middle east.
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After 17 years ofbitterconflict, it is wholly unrealistic to expect negotiations to be concluded quickly.
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We are attempting to bring about a peaceful settlement before such abitterconflicthas been pursued to its ultimate conclusion.
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But the government advertisement says nothing of the background issues that led to suchbitterconflictwith the profession.
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So is any action, however well intended, which ignores past experience and the struggles which forced one section of the community intobitterconflictwith another.
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It was a change of policy, moreover, which came after a long andbitterconflictin which neither side had obtained any decisive advantage over the other.
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The town and the area changed hands at least 3 times in thisbitterconflict.
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After 2030 minutes ofbitterconflictthey finally broke and ran.
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At times peacefully coexisting, while at other times inbitterconflict.
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Esau shows forgiveness in spite of thisbitterconflict.
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In many cases, the system of rights promulgated by one group has come into sharp andbitterconflictwith that of other groups.
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