inner struggle
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- noun
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lucha interna
- The character's inner struggle between ambition and morality adds depth to the story.
- your own inner struggle
It was missing a scene I felt where we we needed to hear his inter, his inner struggle with what was going on.
- It was missing a scene I felt where we we needed to hear his inter, his inner struggle with what was going on.
- There is the insecurity that's within you due to your own inner struggles, past traumas, things like that, that have not been resolved.
Examples
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There is the insecurity that's within you due to your own inner struggles, past traumas, things like that, that have not been resolved.
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He resigned from office, giving the impression he was ready to put his ambition on hold and engage in the necessary inner struggle.
Academic text (2011) -
The whole play is about his... his inner struggle between good and evil.
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At last, Stavenger seemed to win his inner struggle.
Fiction book (2001) -
Some stories key in on the protagonist's inner struggle, but the key word there is "struggle."
Blog text (9) -
The inner struggle, for example, of Thomas Dorsey, the "father of gospel music," is well known.
Academic text (1997) -
Readers will learn that a surprising number of performers have revealed their band's inner struggles through their music.
Blog text (9) -
After a challenging inner struggle, Ben Stiller finally came out to his parents as a vegan.
Blog text (8) -
In a story written in 1966, Miller reveals the inner struggle of a man coping with the complexities of fame.
Fiction book (2002) -
It is true that the Quran talks of jihad as an inner struggle, a spiritual struggle against the forces of evil within.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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3.0
An inner struggle between different feelings or desires
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7.6
An inner struggle between opposing beliefs or desires
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Morphology
The meaning 'a conflict within a person's mind' is directly built from 'inner' (internal, mental) + 'struggle' (a difficulty or effort), so a learner who knows both words can readily infer an internal conflict. This compositional pattern is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so it should be understandable to an average B1 learner without prior exposure.
Etymology
Inner struggle gives a clear picture: inner means inside a person and struggle is a fight. One simple image is a quiet fight in your mind between feelings or choices, so the phrase means 'a conflict inside someone's mind or feelings'.