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esolve the conflict between the sisters regarding the will. 3
clash, antagonism, difference, opposition, disagreement,
variance, discord: There is a basic conflict between the
interests of labour and of management.
--v. 4 clash, disagree, differ, be incompatible or at odds or
at variance, be in opposition (to): The plans conflict on only
one point.
conform v. 1 comply (with), follow, observe, obey, respect, abide by,
adapt or adjust (to): We agree to conform to the rules of the
club. 2 accord (with), agree (with), concur (with), coincide
(with), correspond (with), harmonize (with), square (with),
match, tally (with), fit (in with), be consistent (with), be in
accord or in accordance (with): Their behaviour did not conform
with what is expected in such circles. The two plans do not
conform.
confuse v. 1 disconcert, perplex, puzzle, bewilder, mystify, baffle,
bemuse, befuddle, discomfit, confound, fluster, flummox, upset,
disorient, embarrass, abash, shame, dismay, Colloq rattle,
throw, Chiefly US discombobulate , US and Canadian buffalo: She
was completely confused by his offer to help. 2 disorder,
confound, disorganize, throw into disarray, muddle, mix up,
snarl (up), ensnarl, tangle (up), entangle, botch, Colloq mess
up, make a mess of, screw up, Brit make a balls-up of, US ball
up: He has done more to confuse the situation than to clear it
up. 3 mix up, confound, muddle, jumble, snarl (up), ensnarl;
blur: The identities of the children were confused at birth.
confused adj. 1 mixed up, jumbled, disordered, disorganized, disorderly,
muddled, muddle-headed, snarled (up), messy, baffling,
confusing, mystifying, puzzling, perplexing; contradictory,
ambiguous, misleading, inconsistent, mixed up, botched (up) ,
Colloq higgledy-piggledy: The accountants have provided a
confused set of figures. 2 bewildered, perplexed, puzzled,
baffled, (be)fuddled, mystified, disoriented, discomposed, at
sea, flummoxed, dazed, muddled, bemused, mixed up, nonplussed,
disconcerted, abashed, put off, put out, disturbed, flustered,
ill at ease, upset, at sixes and sevens, at a loss, Rare
metagrobolized, Colloq screwed-up, muzzy, out of it, not with
it, Chiefly US discombobulated, fouled up; Slang (all) balled
up, Brit (all) bollocksed or ballocksed (up), US (all) bollixed