conflicting

[ kuh n-flik-ting ]
/ kənˈflɪk tɪŋ /
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adjective

being in conflict or disagreement; not compatible: conflicting viewpoints.

Origin of conflicting

First recorded in 1600–10; conflict + -ing2

OTHER WORDS FROM conflicting

con·flict·ing·ly, adverb non·con·flict·ing, adjective un·con·flict·ing, adjective un·con·flict·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby conflicting

conflation, conflict, conflict of interest, conflict of laws, conflicted, conflicting, confluence, confluence of sinuses, confluent, confluent and reticulate papillomatosis, confocal

Words related to conflictingly

adversely, critically, separately, individually, variously, negatively, contrarily, disparagingly, opposingly, oppositely, unusually, abnormally, antagonistically, antithetically, asymmetrically, contradictorily, contrastingly, contrastively, discordantly, disparately

Example sentences from the Web for conflictingly

  • Alas, the memory of a people is short, even as the wisdom of a proverb is conflictingly two-edged.

    The Secret of the League |Ernest Bramah

British Dictionary definitions for conflictingly

conflicting
/ (kənˈflɪktɪŋ) /

adjective

clashing; contradictory conflicting rumours

Derived forms of conflicting

conflictingly, adverb