| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conflict, strife |
| Synonyms: | disagreement, discord, disharmony, dissension, disunity, division, divisiveness, friction, infighting, quarrelsomeness, rebellion, sedition, tumult, turbulence |
| Notes: | a faction is a group of people forming a cohesive, usually contentious, minority from within a larger group; a fraction is a small part or item of something forming a piece of a whole |
| Antonyms: | agreement, conformity, peace, unity |