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
The Judgment conflict between son and father via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Dmitri Ivanovich Nekhlyudov struggle with guilt over past actions via predicate surface "moralConflict" ⓘ
Kurukshetra War Pandavas via predicate surface "mainConflictBetween" ⓘ
Kurukshetra War Kauravas via predicate surface "mainConflictBetween" ⓘ
Nala and Damayanti loss of kingdom through dice via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Story of Shakuntala separation caused by a curse via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Iphigenia in Aulis (Euripides)
surface form: Iphigenia in Aulis
Agamemnon versus Clytemnestra over Iphigenia’s fate via predicate surface "dramaticConflict" ⓘ
Iphigenia in Aulis (Euripides)
surface form: Iphigenia in Aulis
Agamemnon versus Menelaus over the necessity of the sacrifice via predicate surface "dramaticConflict" ⓘ
Iphigenia in Aulis (Euripides)
surface form: Iphigenia in Aulis
Iphigenia’s personal survival versus Greek military success via predicate surface "dramaticConflict" ⓘ
Early Modern Ireland Tudor conquest of Ireland ⓘ
Early Modern Ireland Nine Years' War ⓘ
Early Modern Ireland Irish Confederate Wars ⓘ
Early Modern Ireland Cromwellian conquest of Ireland ⓘ
Early Modern Ireland Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ
Father Cayetano Delaura forbidden love versus religious duty via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης Prometheus versus Zeus via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Avengers Grimm battle against a powerful villain in a modern world ⓘ
the Nightman Cometh musical
surface form: The Nightman Cometh
staging Charlie’s strange musical production via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
John Bold duty to truth versus loyalty to friends via predicate surface "moralConflict" ⓘ
Nemean lion myth Heracles vs Nemean lion via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex"
surface form: Oedipus Rex
Oedipus’s investigation into the murder of Laius via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Argentine Civil Wars Federalists vs Unitarians ⓘ
The Death of the Hired Man whether Silas should be accepted back as part of the home via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Mary Thorne love across class boundaries via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Mary Thorne uncertain birth and inheritance via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Miss Forbes’s Summer of Happiness conflict between strict governess and boys via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Lady Mary Palliser romantic attachment opposed by her father via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Hamlet Hamlet’s revenge for his father’s murder via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
I Sell My Dreams use of dreams for power and profit via predicate surface "hasCentralConflict" ⓘ
The Rainmaker young lawyer vs powerful insurance company via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Joe Gideon in All That Jazz
surface form: Joe Gideon
balancing art, work, and personal life via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Bohemian phase religious conflict via predicate surface "hasMainConflict" ⓘ
Bohemian phase political conflict via predicate surface "hasMainConflict" ⓘ
Le Misanthrope Alceste’s hatred of hypocrisy versus social conventions via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
A Stranger Is Watching race to save a kidnapped child from a calculating killer via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Loves Music, Loves to Dance A woman must uncover the identity of a serial killer who targets women answering personal ads. via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Mark Robarts debt from imprudent financial guarantees via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Mark Robarts tension between clerical duty and social ambition via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Kingdom of the Golden Dragon attempted theft of the Golden Dragon statue via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
The Cherry Orchard (stage production) imminent sale of the family estate via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
The Cherry Orchard (stage production) inability to adapt to social change via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Paradise Regained temptation of Jesus in the wilderness via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
surface form: Christ versus Satan in the wilderness
The Man in the Glass Booth uncertainty over whether the accused is a victim or a perpetrator via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
The Crimson Circle investigation of a blackmail ring via predicate surface "hasMainConflict" ⓘ
The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder solving intricate crimes via predicate surface "hasCentralConflict" ⓘ
The Council of Justice struggle between law, crime, and extra-legal justice ⓘ
Bartleby, the Scrivener Bartleby vs. workplace expectations via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Jack Robin tradition versus personal ambition via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
Jack Robin family duty versus career via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ
The Possessed clash between radical revolutionaries and traditional society via predicate surface "centralConflict" ⓘ