internal conflict

English

Noun

internal conflict (plural internal conflicts)

(literary theory) A psychological conflict that is internal to a character.
(by extension) Mental struggle arising from competing feelings, desires, impulses, etc.

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “literary theory”): external conflict

See also

cognitive dissonance

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