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confliction

confliction

7.5
A disagreement between ideas, people, or interests
  • noun
  • /kənˈflɪkʃən/
translation icon : conflicto
  • The confliction between their views led to a heated debate about the new policies.

Examples

  • There was a confliction between the two departments over resources.

  • Resolution of the confliction among team members is essential for a successful project.

  • The meeting ended in confliction rather than agreement.

  • Personal values can sometimes cause confliction with professional responsibilities.

  • There was a confliction of interests in the meeting.

  • The confliction between the two parties was evident.

  • The ongoing confliction of interests left stakeholders divided on the proposed legislation.

Synonyms

fight
vsconfliction
675 2.4

A strong argument between people or groups, often public

is a neutral description of clash not implying public heat
difference
vsconfliction
565 1.9

A disagreement between people or groups

is a broader term covering both important and minor clashes
controversy
vsconfliction
465 4.9

A long public disagreement that causes strong arguments between people

is a general clash that can be private or less public
conflict
vsconfliction
397 2.3

A serious disagreement between people or groups over ideas

is a general state of clash among ideas, people, or interests
dispute
vsconfliction
384 3.0

A serious argument about something important that lasts a long time

is a general term for disagreement that may be shorter or milder
confrontation
vsconfliction
294 4.5

A situation when people or groups meet in direct conflict, often angrily

is broader, covering any clash including non‑face to face cases
struggle
vsconfliction
290 2.9

A serious fight between groups to gain control

is a neutral label for disagreement not only active combat
disagreement
vsconfliction
268 1.6

A situation when people do not have the same opinion

is broader, covering stronger clashes and competing interests
divide
vsconfliction
110 6.0

A strong disagreement between groups that causes tension

is broader, covering many conflict types not only group splits
clash
vsconfliction
105 3.2

A short conflict between people or groups

is the wider notion covering many disagreements, not only fights
quarrel
vsconfliction
61 2.0

An angry argument between people who are usually friendly

is a general state of disagreement not limited to personal anger
strife
vsconfliction
58 6.6

Serious disagreement and fighting among people

is a neutral state of clash not necessarily violent or angry
friction
vsconfliction
43 3.9

Tension between people or groups

is broader, covering any clash rather than only social tension
contention
vsconfliction
34 6.5

A strong disagreement between people or groups

is the general state that can include such heated disputes
collision
vsconfliction
31 3.7

A strong clash between ideas or goals

is a general state covering such oppositions and other clashes
difference of opinion
vsconfliction
  • Specialized
30 3.5

A situation where two or more people disagree about something important

is the wider state that includes many kinds of disagreement
discord
vsconfliction
26 5.6

Strong disagreement between people or groups

is a broader descriptor for many types of clash or disagreement
dissonance
vsconfliction
23 7.8

A lack of agreement in what people say, do or think

is the broader state encompassing this lack of harmony
dissension
vsconfliction
16 7.5

A disagreement and arguing between people who must work together

is wider, including both internal and external clashes
friction between
vsconfliction
7 4.0

Tension between people or groups that causes disagreement

is the wider state that includes such two‑party tensions
disharmony
vsconfliction
5 6.7

A feeling of disagreement and tension between people

is a general label for clashes beyond mere lack of harmony
arguing
vsconfliction
2 2.4

A time when people strongly disagree and speak loudly

is the overall state that includes such heated exchanges
inner struggle
vsconfliction
1 5.7

A fight inside a person's mind about what they feel or believe

is mainly about external clashes between people or ideas rather than inner turmoil
contestation
vsconfliction
  • Formal
1 8.4

A strong disagreement about something important

is the broader notion of clash beyond formal or public disputes
discordance
vsconfliction
1 8.1

A situation where people or groups disagree and feel tension

is the general condition of disagreement not only its result
words
vsconfliction
  • Informal
1 6.2

A short angry argument between people

is a general condition of clash not limited to spoken exchanges
discordancy
vsconfliction
1 8.2

A situation where people or things do not agree

is a focused idea of clash among ideas, people, or interests
dividedness
vsconfliction
7.2

A feeling of strong conflict inside a person about two different loyalties

is broader, focusing on external clashes as well as internal tensions
inharmony
vsconfliction
8.5

A feeling of conflict inside a person

is a wider term for disagreement including external conflicts

Antonyms

217 2.8

People or parts joined and acting as one

146 2.5

Agreement and peaceful working together between people or ideas

How Conflicting

clash
105 3.2
confliction
7.5
argument
617 2.3
disagreement
268 1.6
difference
565 1.9

Surface Forms

confliction singular
conflictions plural

Morphology

confliction = conflict (transparent) = conflict + ion

Derived by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ion' to 'conflict'; the sense of a state of disagreement is predictable.

Etymology

Confliction is built on the same parts as conflict, where con- means 'together' and flict means 'to strike' or 'clash'. So a confliction is a clash or disagreement where ideas, people, or interests 'hit' against each other.