clash
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3.2
- noun
- /klæʃ/
:
enfrentamiento
- There was a clash between the protesters and the police during the demonstration.
- culture clash
- cultural clash
- violent clashes
And my God, it has been a culture clash like, like none other.
- And my God, it has been a culture clash like, like none other.
- It depends on a clash between emotion and thinking.
- Fascists imagine history as a clash between races or nations.
- Oh, while talking about drag Anyway, on on the heels of the clash between DeSantis and Disney.
- And so you've got a social clash as as well as a religious clash and a political clash going on.
- One view is this clash of civilizations idea associated with Huntington.
- And so through the history of the company, we've seen multiple instances when there have been ideological clashes that have led to friction and fissures.
- And what we're talking about, there is a clash between values and a sense of, of injustice being committed and an injustice about other people.
- And that clash has been ongoing for for millennia.
Examples
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And my God, it has been a culture clash like, like none other.
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However, consider that clash now as compared to a hundred or even fifty years ago.
Academic text (1990) -
Hardly a day went by without a clash of some kind.
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After a fierce clash, the French were thrown back.
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A desperate clash of cultures had turned this place into a war zone.
Fiction book (2002) -
And so you've got a social clash as as well as a religious clash and a political clash going on.
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Five persons were killed in clashes with the police the following day.
Academic text (2011) -
Fascists imagine history as a clash between races or nations.
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The speech comes following several months of violent clashes... between police officers and striking miners-
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This is a true clash of two giants in the sport, Bas.
Synonyms
675
2.4
A strong argument between people or groups, often public
565
1.9
A disagreement between people or groups
465
4.9
A long public disagreement that causes strong arguments between people
397
2.3
A serious disagreement between people or groups over ideas
384
3.0
A serious argument about something important that lasts a long time
294
4.5
A situation when people or groups meet in direct conflict, often angrily
290
2.9
A serious fight between groups to gain control
268
1.6
A situation when people do not have the same opinion
101
4.3
A final meeting where two sides face each other to settle a dispute
74
6.0
A noisy argument between people
61
4.1
A sudden meeting that becomes a fight or argument
61
2.0
An angry argument between people who are usually friendly
58
6.6
Serious disagreement and fighting among people
52
6.8
A noisy argument between people often in public
50
6.5
A noisy fight involving several people
43
3.9
Tension between people or groups
34
6.5
A strong disagreement between people or groups
31
3.7
A strong clash between ideas or goals
30
3.5
A situation where two or more people disagree about something important
26
5.6
Strong disagreement between people or groups
26
6.0
Conflict between people in the same group that is often hidden
16
6.7
A long heated argument about a specific issue
16
7.5
A disagreement and arguing between people who must work together
15
6.2
A long angry argument in public between opposing groups
7
3.8
A noisy argument in which people try to shout louder than each other
7
4.0
Tension between people or groups that causes disagreement
2
2.4
A time when people strongly disagree and speak loudly
2
7.4
A noisy argument that lasts a long time
2
9.1
A noisy public fight or argument that causes trouble
1
6.2
A short angry argument between people
1
8.1
A situation where people or groups disagree and feel tension
A disagreement between ideas, people, or interests
Antonyms
Compounds
- Jargon
A hurling match between teams, named for wooden sticks called hurleys striking together
How Intense
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clash for a fight or argument grows from the same idea of a loud meeting: when groups meet in conflict they 'hit' against each other and make noise. So a clash can mean a serious fight or disagreement between people or groups.