conflicting

/kən'fliktiɳ/

Thân thiện

The two friends have conflicting opinions about the movie.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being in opposition or disagreement: Describes ideas, opinions, interests, or statements that are directly opposed to each other and cannot both be true or valid at the same time.
   • Clashing or incompatible: Refers to elements that are mutually exclusive or contradictory, often causing tension or a problem.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The witness gave conflicting accounts of the accident. (The witness provided two or more stories that did not agree with each other.)
  • She felt torn between conflicting loyalties to her family and her career. (She experienced opposing feelings of duty that could not be reconciled.)
  • The study's results are conflicting with previous research. (The findings are in disagreement with earlier studies.)

Advanced Usage

• "Conflicting emotions": Experiencing two or more strong feelings that are opposed to each other.
  • He felt conflicting emotions of joy for her success and jealousy of her promotion.
• "Conflicting schedules": Describes timetables or appointments that overlap or cannot be accommodated simultaneously.
  • We had to reschedule the meeting due to conflicting schedules.
• "Conflicting evidence": Information or facts presented in a legal or investigative context that contradict each other.
  • The jury was confused by the conflicting evidence presented by the prosecution and the defense.

Variants and Related Words

• Conflict (noun/verb): A serious disagreement or argument; to be incompatible or at variance.
  • Noun: There was a conflict between the two departments.
  • Verb: His testimony conflicts with the official report.
• Conflictual (adjective): Characterized by conflict. (Less common than "conflicting").
• Conflictingly (adverb): In a conflicting manner. (Rarely used).

Synonyms

• Contradictory: Mutually opposed or inconsistent.
• Incompatible: Incapable of existing together in harmony.
• Opposing: Acting in opposition.
• Clashing: Coming into conflict.
• Divergent: Tending to be different or develop in different directions.

Antonyms

• Harmonious: Forming a pleasing or consistent whole.
• Agreeing: Holding the same opinion.
• Consistent: Not containing any logical contradictions.
• Compatible: Able to exist or be used together without conflict.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "At odds": In conflict or disagreement. (This phrase is often synonymous with "conflicting").
  • His actions were at odds with his words.
• "To give conflicting signals": To communicate messages that contradict each other.
  • The government's statements on the policy gave conflicting signals to the public.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. on bad terms
   • they were usually at odds over politics
   • conflicting opinions
2. in disagreement
   • the figures are at odds with our findings
   • contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness- John Morley

Từ đồng nghĩa

• at odds
• contradictory
• self-contradictory