Konfliktní

Konfliktní is a Czech adjective meaning conflict-prone or characterized by conflict. It describes situations, attitudes, or entities marked by disagreement, tension, or opposition. Common collocations include konfliktní situace, konfliktní postoj, konfliktní vztah, konfliktní jednání, konfliktní názor or konfliktní diskurz. The term is used in everyday language as well as in formal writing to label elements that involve or elicit dispute.

Etymology and form: The word is derived from the noun konflikt (conflict) and the Czech suffix -ní, forming an adjective. It is a loanword from German Konflikt or from English through German, ultimately tracing back to Latin roots related to confligere. As a standard Czech adjective, it agrees with gender and number: konfliktní situace (feminine singular), konfliktní postoj (masculine animate singular), konfliktní postoje (plural). The comparative form is konfliktnější and the superlative nejkonfliktnější.

Usage and nuance: In neutral descriptive contexts, konfliktní describes the presence of conflict or dispute. In political, legal, or media discourse, it often carries evaluative nuance, signaling controversy or contentiousness. It can describe people (konfliktní osoba), statements (konfliktní tvrzení), or processes (konfliktní jednání) and is adaptable to various registers, from casual to technical.

See also: konflikt, konfliktní situace examples in discourse, konfliktologie, diskurz, a broader discussion of conflict in language and communication.