conflict-ridden
Marked by discord
Conflict-ridden describes something plagued by ongoing disputes, fighting, or discord.
The term applies to relationships, regions, or situations where conflict is persistent and defining: a conflict-ridden marriage, conflict-ridden negotiations, the conflict-ridden border region.
The -ridden suffix suggests being burdened or dominated by the problem.
Lack of agreement
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
rift · alienation · disagreement · schism · dissension · grudge · bitterness · dysfunction
Separation into opposing extremes
- divisionSplitting into parts
- factionalismDivision into opposing cliques
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- unrestState of public disturbance
turmoil · upheaval · insurgency · rebellion · civil strife · instability · dissent · opposition
Area of active fighting
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- skirmishesBrief, minor combat engagements
warfare · violence · aggression · clashes · confrontation · belligerence · militarized · occupied
Violent disturbance or confusion
- inner struggleMental or emotional turmoil
- ambivalenceConflicting emotions coexisting
- tornPulled into pieces
- tormentedSubjected to severe distress
anguished · troubled · fraught · distressed · anxious · turbulent · unsettled · divided
discord
Lack of agreement
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
animosity · rift · alienation · disagreement · schism · dissension · grudge · bitterness · dysfunction · toxicity
polarization
Separation into opposing extremes
- divisionSplitting into parts
- factionalismDivision into opposing cliques
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
unrest · turmoil · upheaval · insurgency · rebellion · civil strife · instability · dissent · opposition · power struggle
warzone
Area of active fighting
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
skirmishes · warfare · violence · aggression · clashes · confrontation · belligerence · militarized · occupied · besieged
turmoil
Violent disturbance or confusion
- inner struggleMental or emotional turmoil
- ambivalenceConflicting emotions coexisting
- tornPulled into pieces
tormented · anguished · troubled · fraught · distressed · anxious · turbulent · unsettled · divided · wrestling
conflict-riddenharmonious
Pleasingly in accord
peaceful · unified · concordant · amicable · conflict-free
conflict, conflicting, ridden, conflicted, conflicts, unconflicted