clashing
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Sharply and harshly discordant: Describing things that are in strong, often unpleasant, conflict or disagreement with each other.
- Not in harmony: Describing elements, especially colors or sounds, that are mismatched and create a jarring effect when combined.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The clashing interests of the two groups made negotiation difficult. (The sharply conflicting goals of the two groups created a barrier to agreement.)
- She wore clashing colors to the party, pairing a bright orange shirt with a neon green skirt. (Her outfit featured colors that were harshly mismatched and visually jarring.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be clashing with": to be in direct and obvious conflict with something.
- His aggressive management style is clashing with the company's collaborative culture. (His approach is directly conflicting with the established, cooperative environment.)
Variants and Related Words
- Clash (verb/noun): To come into conflict; a conflict.
- The protesters clashed with police. (The protesters came into violent conflict with the police.)
- There was a clash of opinions during the meeting. (There was a strong conflict of opinions.)
Synonyms
- Conflicting: Being in opposition or disagreement.
- Discordant: Lacking in harmony; incongruous.
- Incompatible: Incapable of existing together in harmony.
Related Phrases
- A clash of cultures: A severe conflict arising from the differences between two cultural groups.
- Moving to a new country sometimes results in a clash of cultures. (Relocating can lead to severe conflict due to cultural differences.)
Related Idioms
- To clash with: To have a serious argument or fight with someone.
- The CEO often clashes with the board of directors over strategy. (The CEO frequently has serious arguments with the board about the company's direction.)
Adjective
- sharply and harshly discordant
- clashing interests of loggers and conservationists
- clashing colors