confliction
Americannoun
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the act or state of conflicting or clashing; disagreement.
Various records are in confliction as to exactly how the mighty warrior looked, but most agree that he stood head and shoulders above his fellow soldiers.
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the state of being full of opposing or conflicting emotions or impulses.
He would even run off and abandon his family in an instant to save a friend, though probably not without some guilt and confliction.
Etymology
Origin of confliction
First recorded in 1690–1700; from Latin cōnflīctiōn-, stem of cōnflīctiō “a striking together, collision”; conflict ( def. ), -ion ( def. )
Example Sentences
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It does seem extremely odd that the FIG has felt the need to wander into territory where it appears to be contravening a binding international agreement, which many contend, is a template for confliction resolution throughout the world.
From BBC
Reading from a prepared statement, she spoke of her pride in the military and her service to the country and her deep confliction over suffering abuse while doing it.
From Seattle Times
Fall in the Adirondack Mountains is a time of generalized confliction.
From New York Times
It said the controller instructed the "wrong aircraft", leading it to "climb into confliction" with the B777.
From BBC
Controllers at Prestwick noticed that this "resulted in a potential confliction" with the other Boeing 747 and "took timely action in issuing appropriate avoiding instructions" to both pilots.
From BBC
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