mainConflict

P5022
predicate

Indicates the primary opposing force, problem, or struggle that drives tension and narrative progression between entities or sides.

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All labels observed (29)

Label Occurrences
centralConflict 1,288
primaryConflict 172
mainConflict canonical 93

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: mainConflict
Generated description
Indicates the primary opposing force, problem, or struggle that drives tension and narrative progression between entities or sides.

Sample triples (1,873)

Subject Object
Smutnoye vremya Polish–Muscovite War ⓘ
Smutnoye vremya civil war in Russia ⓘ
Smiley’s People (novel)
surface form: Smiley’s People
George Smiley’s final confrontation with Karla via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
The Golden Bowl extramarital affair between Prince Amerigo and Charlotte Stant via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Moby Dick (1956 film) Captain Ahab's obsessive hunt for the white whale via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Daisy Miller Daisy’s behavior versus European social expectations via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
L'innocente marital infidelity via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
L'innocente psychological torment via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
American Revolutionary era American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Billy Costigan maintaining cover while serving the police via predicate surface "primaryConflict" ⓘ
Washington Square conflict between filial duty and romantic desire via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Washington Square conflict over inheritance and motives for marriage via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug confrontation with the dragon Smaug via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Creed II Adonis Creed fights Viktor Drago ⓘ
age of the Titans
surface form: Age of the Titans
struggle between Titans and Olympians via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes tension between social aspiration and moral compromise via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Wise Blood Hazel Motes’s struggle to reject and yet be haunted by Christian belief via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
The Vicomte of Bragelonne power struggle at the court of Louis XIV via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
The Vicomte of Bragelonne personal duty versus royal authority via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
The Book Thief Liesel’s struggle to understand loss and injustice via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Désirée’s Baby racial prejudice within marriage via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Désirée’s Baby identity and ancestry via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Cosmopolis protagonist versus financial markets via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Cosmopolis protagonist versus self via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Arthur Dimmesdale duty vs passion via predicate surface "moralConflict" ⓘ
Arthur Dimmesdale public reputation vs private truth via predicate surface "moralConflict" ⓘ
Sethe struggle to live with the memory of infanticide via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Sethe confrontation with the embodied ghost Beloved via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Anung Un Rama struggles against his demonic destiny via predicate surface "moralConflict" ⓘ
Bella Swan love triangle with Edward Cullen and Jacob Black via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Breaking Dawn confrontation between the Cullen family and the Volturi via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
The Knight of Maison-Rouge royalists versus revolutionaries via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
The Tempest Prospero vs. his usurping brother Antonio via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Owens Valley water wars control of Owens River water rights ⓘ
Owens Valley water wars allocation of surface water to Los Angeles versus local use ⓘ
Eleanor Lance in "The Haunting"
surface form: Eleanor Lance
uncertainty about reality of supernatural events via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Eleanor Lance in "The Haunting"
surface form: Eleanor Lance
struggle with her own mental state via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Star Wars sequel trilogy Resistance ⓘ
surface form: Resistance vs First Order
Pheidippides financial debt of his household via predicate surface "primaryConflict" ⓘ
Grumman TBF Avenger World War II via predicate surface "primaryConflict" ⓘ
Mao II tension between writers and terrorists as shapers of public imagination via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Lisa surviving the dangerous events triggered by the game Zathura via predicate surface "primaryConflict" ⓘ
If Not Higher tension between outward religiosity and inner devotion via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Snow
surface form: Snow (novel)
tension between secularism and political Islam via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Snow
surface form: Snow (novel)
individual versus state via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Bleeding Kansas crisis pro-slavery forces vs. anti-slavery forces via predicate surface "hasMainConflict" ⓘ
Behind a Mask A governess manipulates a wealthy family to secure status and security. via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Michael Bluth keeping the Bluth family and business together via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Jack and the Beanstalk Jack versus the giant via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Ikwerre people resource control and oil-related environmental issues via predicate surface "conflictIssue" ⓘ