confliction

noun

Definition of conflictionnext
as in conflict

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  1. conflict
  2. dissonance
  3. discord
  4. clash
  5. collision
  6. controversy
  7. dispute
  8. disagreement
Noun
  • Questions about Gaza conflict for Harris In Michigan, however, Harris faced one other possible hurdle.
    Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Early in the war, concerns that the invasion increased the danger of a nuclear detonation or accidental explosion focused on the risk to Ukraine’s four nuclear power plants and Russia’s threats to intentionally escalate the conflict past the nuclear threshold.
    William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of conflict
Noun
  • Of course, that dissonance between her look and sound also brought out detractors, unwilling to take a young girl like Trickz seriously as a rapper.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Her fascination with the dissonance between the self and online presentation comes from having a very public career from a young age.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of dissonance
Noun
  • Despite moments of discord, ties between North Korea and China are resilient.
    Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The old notes of downfall, discord, despair, no longer resonate.
    Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of discord
Noun
  • Strange experiences prompt you to self-isolate as the moon clashes with Neptune.
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Tornadoes are less common but can happen in fall and winter as cold air clashes with warm, moist air streaming out of the Gulf of Mexico.
    Robert Shackelford, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of clash
Noun
  • The woman’s death is the 12th fatal traffic collision in Fremont this year, police said.
    Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • It was recorded that for the 2012 election there were 138 fatal motor vehicle collisions, in 2016, there were 150 and in 2020, there were 173.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of collision
Noun
  • The controversy began Thursday when Moulton spoke with The New York Times and implied that some of the Democratic Party’s policy positions on transgender rights contributed to the election losses of Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Wolk herself responded to the controversy by tweeting a bunch, naturally.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of controversy
Noun
  • Ties have been at their lowest point in decades amid disputes over trade, technology, Taiwan and Chinese aggression in the South China Sea.
    Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Yet, none of that was seen on ABC by the millions who subscribe to DirecTV as Disney was in a contract dispute with the satellite provider at the time.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of dispute
Noun
  • Miss Manners notes that this is not a political disagreement, nor a misunderstanding, nor a private thought that was not meant for public consumption, nor a joke gone wrong.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Negotiations have been rife with disagreement when the states have come together, such as in early 2023, when six of the states in the basin united to propose a plan for water conservation.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of disagreement
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