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Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuh n-flik-ting
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈflɪk tɪŋ



Definition of conflicting

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Latin conflictus, past participle of confligere "to strike together, be in conflict," from com- "together" (see com-) + fligere "to strike" (see afflict). Related: Conflicted; conflicting.
  • adj contradictory
Example sentences :
  • Later he involved himself in explanations that were both obscure and conflicting.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • What a storm of conflicting passions this must have roused in his soul!
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • His was the case of a dual personality of conflicting inheritance.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • But is a man in harmony with himself when he is the subject of these conflicting influences?
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • It is difficult to harmonize all these conflicting elements.
  • Extract from : « Charmides » by Plato
  • She was crying on his breast, but with what mixed and conflicting feelings!
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • Down to this point Philip had been torn by conflicting feelings.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • Her heart, torn by conflicting passions, drank in the cruel promptings.
  • Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Her face is mysterious, from the conflicting currents of her emotions.
  • Extract from : « The Mob (Third Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • It is work above all else that saves us from the disasters of conflicting thought.
  • Extract from : « The Untroubled Mind » by Herbert J. Hall

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