| Hebrew | Transcription | Meaning | Notes | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| תַּחֲרוּת | tacharut | competition | Rivalry in sports, business, or life. | תחרות ספורט (tacharut sport) – sports competition. |
| מַאֲבָק | ma’avak | struggle, battle | Long-term fight for a cause (political, social). | מאבק חברתי (ma’avak chevra’ati) – social struggle. |
| יְרִיבוּת | yerivut | rivalry, antagonism | Emphasizes hostility between opponents; stronger than תחרות (not just competition, but enmity). | יריבות בין קבוצות (yerivut bein kvutzot) – rivalry between groups. |
| הִתְנַגְּדוּת | hitnagdut | opposition, resistance | Can be active resistance (political, social) or passive opposition. Often used for protest movements. | התנגדות חריפה (hitnagdut charifa) – strong opposition. |
| Hebrew | Transcription | Meaning | Notes | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הַסלָמָה | haslama | escalation | Increase in intensity of a conflict | הסלמת מצב (haslamat matzav) – escalation of a situation |
| מְתִיחוּת | metichut | tension | Stress or strain before a conflict | מתיחות גבוהה (metichut gvoha) – high tension |
| Hebrew | Transcription | Meaning | Notes | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וִיכּוּחַ | vikuach | argument, debate | Intellectual disagreement, not necessarily hostile | ויכוח פוליטי (vikuach politi) – political debate |
| מַחֲלוֹקֶת | machloket | dispute, controversy | Ideological or political disagreement | מחלוקת ציבורית (machloket tziburit) – public controversy |
| נִיגּוּד | nigud | contradiction, opposition | Logical or ideological contrast | ניגוד אינטרסים (nigud interesim) – conflict of interest |
| סְתִירָה | stirah | contradiction, inconsistency | Logical or factual contradiction | סתירה פנימית (stirah pnimiyt) – internal contradiction |
| Hebrew | Transcription | Meaning | Notes | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חִיכּוּךְ | chikukh | friction | Minor everyday tensions, often ongoing. | חיכוך מתמשך – ongoing friction. |
| עוֹיְנוּת | oynut | hostility | Emotional animosity, not always physical. | עוינות בין עמים – hostility between nations. |
| Hebrew | Transcription | Meaning | Notes | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רִיב, מריבה | riv, merivà | quarrel, fight | Small personal argument, usually verbal | ריב משפחתי (riv mishpachti) – family quarrel |
| סִיכְסוּךְ | sichsuch | conflict, dispute | Long-term personal or political conflict | סכסוך שכנים (sichsuch shchenim) – neighbor dispute |
| התנגשות | hitnagshut | clash, collision | Can be literal (cars) or figurative (political). | התנגשות בין מפלגות – clash between parties. |
| Hebrew | Transcription | Meaning | Notes | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עִימּוּת | immut | confrontation | Face-to-face clash, political or personal | עימות אלים (immut alim) – violent confrontation |
| אַלִימוּת | alimut | violence | Physical aggression or crime | אלימות קשה (alimut kasha) – severe violence |
| Hebrew | Transcription | Meaning | Notes | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מַשׁבֵּר | mashber | crisis | Political, economic, or personal breakdown. | משבר כלכלי (mashber kalkali) – economic crisis. |
| אָסוֹן | ason | disaster, calamity | A grave tragedy, often with casualties. | אסון מלחמתי (ason milchamti) – wartime disaster. |
| קטסטרופה | katastrofa | catastrophe | Dramatic large-scale disaster. | קטסטרופה אנושית (katastrofa enoshit) – humanitarian catastrophe. |
| Hebrew | Transcription | Meaning | Notes | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מִלְחָמָה | milchama | war | General term for war between nations or groups | מלחמה כוללת (milchama kolelet) – total war |
| לָחִימָה | lachima | warfare, fighting | Ongoing military action | אומנויות לחימה (amanuyot lechima) – martial arts |
| קְרָב | krav | battle | A specific military engagement | קרב מכריע (krav machria) – decisive battle |
| מערכה | ma’aracha | campaign | A major stage in war, larger than a battle. | מערכה צבאית – military campaign. |