clash
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3.2
- noun
- /klæʃ/
- There was a clash between the protesters and the police during the demonstration.
- culture clash
- cultural clash
- violent clashes
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Watch on YouTubeAnd 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
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4.9
A long public disagreement that causes strong arguments between people
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2.3
A serious disagreement between people or groups over ideas
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2.9
A serious fight between groups to gain control
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3.0
A serious argument about something important that lasts a long time
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2.4
A strong argument between people or groups, often public
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1.6
A situation when people do not have the same opinion
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4.5
A situation when people or groups meet in direct conflict, often angrily
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1.9
A disagreement between people or groups
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4.3
A final meeting where two sides face each other to settle a dispute
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2.0
An angry argument between people who are usually friendly
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4.1
A sudden meeting that becomes a fight or argument
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6.8
A noisy argument between people often in public
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6.6
Serious disagreement and fighting among people
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2.4
A time when people strongly disagree and speak loudly
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3.9
Tension between people or groups
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6.5
A noisy fight involving several people
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3.5
A situation where two or more people disagree about something important
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6.2
A short angry argument between people
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5.6
Strong disagreement between people or groups
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6.5
A strong disagreement between people or groups
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6.0
A noisy argument between people
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3.7
A strong clash between ideas or goals
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6.0
Conflict between people in the same group that is often hidden
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6.7
A long heated argument about a specific issue
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6.2
A long angry argument in public between opposing groups
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7.5
A disagreement and arguing between people who must work together
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4.0
Tension between people or groups that causes disagreement
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3.8
A noisy argument in which people try to shout louder than each other
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9.1
A noisy public fight or argument that causes trouble
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7.4
A noisy argument that lasts a long time
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8.1
A situation where people or groups disagree and feel tension
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7.5
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.