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- Dictionaryconflicting/kənˈflɪktɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. incompatible or at variance; contradictory: "there are conflicting accounts of what occurred"
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Conflicting beliefs, needs, facts, etc. are different and opposing: conflicting opinions / ideas / advice. We all work hard to handle the conflicting interests (= interests which are difficult to combine) of a career and a family. The jury heard conflicting evidence from three different witnesses.
The meaning of CONFLICTING is being in conflict, collision, or opposition : incompatible. How to use conflicting in a sentence.
Conflicting definition: being in conflict or disagreement; not compatible. See examples of CONFLICTING used in a sentence.
adjective. clashing; contradictory. conflicting rumours. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. conflictingly (conˈflictingly) adverb. Word Frequency. conflicting in American English. (kənˈflɪktɪŋ) adjective. being in conflict or disagreement; not compatible. conflicting viewpoints.
a situation in which beliefs, needs, facts, etc. are very different and cannot easily exist together or both be true: conflict between Is a conflict between protection of the environment and economic growth inevitable? He says he sees no conflict in being gentle and caring and being a strong man. conflict of interest (also conflict of interests) C2
The adjective conflicting is rooted in the word conflict for a reason: When things are conflicting they're in conflict, disagreeing or contradicting each other. Conflicting reports or theories go against each other. Sometimes people get conflicting emotions when they're torn over a really hard decision.
n. 1. A state of open, often prolonged fighting; a battle or war. 2. A state of disagreement or disharmony between persons or ideas; a clash: a conflict over water rights. 3. Psychology An emotional or mental disturbance resulting from the opposition or simultaneous functioning of mutually exclusive impulses, desires, or tendencies. 4.
conflicting. adjective. /kənˈflɪktɪŋ/. /kənˈflɪktɪŋ/. (of two ideas, stories, feelings, etc.) unable to exist together or both be true synonym contradictory. There were conflicting reports about the number of people injured. conflicting results/accounts/claims. conflicting views/opinions/interests. Extra Examples.
Conflicting definition: Striking, or dashing together; fighting; contending; struggling to resist and overcome.
n. a fight, battle, or struggle, esp. a prolonged struggle; strife. controversy; quarrel: conflicts between parties. discord of action, feeling, or effect; antagonism or opposition, as of interests or principles: a conflict of ideas.
