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
  • In 2024, archaeological evidence of armed conflicts spanned the ancient era through World War II.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
  • However, conflict arose when 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports declined to renew their charter agreements due to concerning clauses that seemed to prevent teams from filing antitrust lawsuits against NASCAR.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of conflict
Noun
  • But the dissonance between the current and future U.S. administrations is confusing major players in the Middle East.
    Howard LaFranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
  • That ironic dissonance between words and music allows the Wolves of Glendale to operate on separate frequencies.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of dissonance
Noun
  • The two leaders have alternated between strategic alignment and open discord, with McConnell distancing himself following the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • There’s discord and violence — at Poppy’s school, out in London, even during her driving lessons with the ornery, proto–men’s rights advocate Scott (Eddie Marsan).
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of discord
Noun
  • The president-elect has also vowed to issue an executive order ending birthright citizenship, setting up a constitutional clash over the 14th Amendment that could wind up at the Supreme Court. 2.
    Zachary Basu, Axios, 26 Dec. 2024
  • One of Ohio State's two losses this season came at the hands of the Ducks in a mid-October clash, where Oregon prevailed 32-21.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of clash
Noun
  • The collision occurred shortly after 1 p.m. at the intersection of 51st Avenue and Bell Road.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Huger was convicted of DUI, negligent driving, failure to control speed to avoid a collision, and failure to notify authorities of an address change, according to a report from Fox5 DC, who also noted that she was acquitted of reckless driving.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of collision
Noun
  • The controversy began after negotiations over the 2025 agreements failed, prompting the teams to file their legal dispute on October 2, 2024, in the Western District of North Carolina.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Welcome to the heated and ongoing controversy about this weighty matter.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of controversy
Noun
  • Nearly a decade later, a dark storm cloud has descended upon his increasingly unpopular administration, with the resignation of a top Cabinet minister over a dispute about how to manage US president-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats.
    Lex Harvey, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Research has distinguished between three simple strategies to deal with neighbor disputes: avoidance of the party whose behavior is experienced as unneighborly; confronting the neighbor face-to-face; and relying on a third party to sort out the issue, e.g. the landlord or even police.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of dispute
Noun
  • Event Highlights: Better Workplaces: How to Foster Inclusion and Civility By Aman Kidwai Workplaces Editor 1 The latest episode of Newsweek's Horizons podcast explores the challenge of rising political disagreement in the workplace.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • There is some disagreement in the scientific community over the question of how climate change will affect plant health and groundwater availability across a variety of biomes, with competing models and approaches providing different answers.
    Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of disagreement
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