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Meaning of CONFLICTING

Pronunciation:  kunfl'ikting

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley
  2. [adj]  on bad terms; "they were usually at odds over politics"; "conflicting opinions"
 
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 Synonyms: at odds(p), contradictory, inconsistent, opposed, self-contradictory
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Con*flict"ing\, a.
Being in conflict or collision, or in opposition; contending;
contradictory; incompatible; contrary; opposing.
      Torn with sundry conflicting passions.   --Bp. Hurd.
 
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