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How to Pronounce “conflict”

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Stress changes the meaning. “conflict” is one of the English noun/verb pairs distinguished only by stress. CON-flict, with the stress on the first syllable, is the noun — a dispute. con-FLICT, with the stress on the second, is the verb — to clash or be incompatible.

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